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Use of wrist-worn step trackers were shown to accurately estimate exercise capacity and determine the health status of patients with COPD and cardiovascular diseases, based off research presented at the 2019 European Respiratory Society Congress.

A study last year pointed to empagliflozin as the best choice for patients who have type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

US Supreme Court to hear appeals for abortion access in Louisiana; the Trump administration proposes to suspend visas for uninsured immigrants; a temporary ban on flavored vaping products in Oregon.

The mechanism studied affects a broad range of physiological responses and is now the focus of intense study by the pharmaceutical industry.

The 2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey results revealed significant rises in annual premiums, setting the context for the role of health insurance reform during the 2020 election cycle.

Pimavanserin may be an effective treatment option for patients with Parkinson disease who develop Parkinson disease psychosis, according to a recent study published by Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment.

The Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall occurred today at the Rutgers Athletic Center, which highlighted the impact of the opioid epidemic nationwide and its increased risk among athletes.

Diagnosis of hypertension was based on guidelines updated by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association in 2017.

While current guidelines recommend that only women with breast cancer who have a family history or who meet clinical criteria undergo genetic testing, a new cost-effectiveness analysis suggests that genetic testing should be expanded to all women with breast cancer.

Researchers have proposed a new tool and framework involving a personalized approach for managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the use of inhaled corticosteroids.

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Walmart will launch a pilot value-based care program in January 2020; Humana is positioning itself from “an insurance company with elements of healthcare to a healthcare company with elements of insurance"; efforts are paying off to get an answer from CMS about delays in bonus payments due to doctors who take part in alternative payment models (APMs).

This week, the top managed care news included Medicare cuts hospital payments over readmissions; a second-generation chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy shows promise; a diabetes drug is approved to prevent kidney failure for the first time.

A recent study said vacuolization can easily be determined and may be a useful biomarker to predict acute myeloid leukemia risk groups as well as early treatment response rates and survival.

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that will protect Medicare and bolster Medicare Advantage (MA) in response to Democrats' Medicare for All proposals.

Patients with severe persistent asthma or severe COPD, with additional inclinations toward anxiety or panic disorders, exhibited an increased interest in using digital inhalers, based off 2 Health Union condition-specific surveys.

The FDA has approved Gilead’s second HIV prevention pill, Descovy, for at-risk adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kg, excluding those who are at risk of HIV due to vaginal sex because the efficacy of Descovy has not been assessed in this population.

Minority representation in clinical studies often becomes overlooked, which can inhibit attributable research and heightened risk awareness within these subpopulations.

The findings indicate that the initiation of tuberculosis preventive therapy isoniazid during pregnancy carries greater risk than initiation of the treatment during the postpartum period.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that the state is on track to meet its goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York by 2020; lung damage exhibited by some patients as a result of vaping resembles the damage on lungs exposed to chemical spills or harmful gases; a federal judge has ruled that a Philadelphia nonprofit’s plan to open a supervised injection drug site for drug users does not break federal law.

In this article, we'll explain how healthcare organizations can drive patient engagement and satisfaction while improving outcomes by supporting the whole person in one comprehensive digital solution.

The study, which followed 51 people with HIV who received kidney transplants from deceased donors with HIV in South Africa, found that the transplants produced long-term success, with high rates of overall survival and kidney graft survival after 5 years.

Research presented at the European Respiratory Society Conference 2019 details the novel use of a single inhaler combining 3 therapies, as opposed to 2, in 2 clinical studies on patients with severe asthma.

Presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress, the findings suggest that polycystic ovary syndrome could be responsible for lower lung capacity in some women, which heightens the risk for cardiovascular disease and higher mortality rates, even in the absence of chronic respiratory conditions.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO)’s analysis of Indian Health Service (IHS) data shows that from fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the percentage of patients at federally operated IHS hospitals and health centers who reported having health insurance coverage increased an average of 14 percentage points, from 64% in 2013 to 78% in 2018.

The guiding principle of a lifestyle medicine program is based on addressing the underlying causes of illnesses on multiple levels. The bigger picture is to prevent chronic illnesses in the first place—a major failing of the medical system and medical education.