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In the eligibility terms and conditions published by HHS for practices seeking emergency funding, surprise medical billing is banned for patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); more Americans are worried the United States will lift restrictions on the pandemic too soon than they are about the economic shutdown; nursing homes are now required to report cases of COVID-19 to the CDC.

As more patients with heart disease live longer, physicians need better tools to assess frailty in those with heart failure. New study results suggest a multidimensional assessment approach is preferable to one that focuses only on physical metrics.

Researchers found that the factors most associated with health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with facial palsy are age, bilateral facial palsy, severity of facial palsy, anxiety, and key personality traits, including extraversion and emotional stability.

Despite experiencing general fears, patients with rare diseases may be the most equipped to handle the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, according to some experts.

Psoriasis typically emerges among the young, while Alzheimer disease is mainly a disorder of old age, raising the question of whether psoriasis has an impact on the later development of neurodegenerative diseases.

Difficulty swallowing affects about one-third of patients with multiple sclerosis.

AHIP wants the FDA and FTC to streamline product approvals, clarify the regulations governing biosimilars, put a stop to attempts to discourage people from using biosimilars, and start educating providers and patients about the safety and efficacy of these products.

There is a greater risk of hormone receptor–positive breast cancer if a patient is obese. Researchers from the University of Louisville have discovered a possible new link between obesity and a greater risk for developing breast cancer: adipose fatty acid binding protein.

Despite positive results seen from the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in some patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), concern is mounting about how these drugs affect patients’ cardiovascular health, specifically the heart.

President Donald Trump yesterday released broad guidelines to drive a re-opening of the US economy in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, outlining conditions that should be in place while leaving final decisions to the nation’s governors.

Despite being at an increased risk for HIV and hepatitis C, persons who inject drugs (PWID) are tested at dismal rates for both: just 8.6% and 7.7%, respectively, according to data from 2010 to 2017. PWID who live in rural communities are more likely to face barriers to adequate testing and care for both diseases.

This week, the top managed care news included a report that accountable care organizations may drop out of the Medicare Shared Savings Program; states and healthcare plans address unemployment brought on by COVID-19; a sneak peek of the virtual 2020 Community Oncology Conference.

Manufacturers are reporting shortages of a common medication for sexually transmitted disease (STDs); rates of cancers related to human papillomavirus (HPV) increased from 2007 to 2016; early trial data show patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) respond to remdesivir.

Sessions of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation applied to patients with high-frequency episodic migraine significantly decreased frequency of headache days, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

Investigators trying to find a way to stop antigen loss following CD19 CAR T cell therapy found an approach simultaneously targeting CD19 and CD22 is safe and feasible.

Recently, it has been shown that the mechanism by which glucose is managed can have a substantial impact on cardiovascular outcomes. For this reason, along with increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), effective, patient-centered management of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with diabetes is imperative to optimize patient outcomes, the American Heart Association said.

A recent subgroup analysis showed that once-weekly dosing of carfilzomib and dexamethasone reduced the risk of disease progression or death and increased overall response rates in most examined patient subgroups with relapsed and rerefractory multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is the third most common hematologic malignancy worldwide, characterized by excessive proliferation of monoclonal plasma cells.

Korean patients with Parkinson disease were found to be at greater risk of developing skin cancer, with male and older populations considered higher-risk groups, according to study findings published this week.

Several nurses have been suspended for refusing to treat patients with coronavirus disease 2019 without N95 masks; researchers found virus particles in infants’ guts 1 month after birth; surgical residents face racial/ethnic and religious discrimination.

Several prominent oncology organizations, including the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the Commission on Cancer, have joined forces to issue preliminary guidelines on how to treat patients with breast cancer during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Although older individuals with migraine have more cognitive complaints, migraine and non-migraine headache are not associated with increased risk of dementia or cognitive decline at an older age, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.

The study, with a small sample size, said most patients who take infliximab for more than 6 years report continued efficacy.

New research evaluates bortezomib and carfilzomib in an attempt to understand the causes of neurotoxicity in the former. They found the mitochondrial pathway is likely not the problem.

In a new study published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye, ocular scientists offer guidance for practitioners about contact lens and spectacle use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

To help ease ventilator shortages resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, researchers at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering were able to modify continuous positive airway pressure machines, used to treat patients with sleep apnea, into alternatives for mechanical ventilators.

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exposes and exacerbates social determinants of health (SDOH) in at-risk communities, services such as clinical trials and personalized care can prove effective interventions for employers in providing access to vital health services.

President Donald Trump looks to suspend funding to the World Health Organization; unused ventilators may shift to hospitals with the greatest need; coronavirus testing rates fell off in the past week.

A recent study showed how a next-generation sequencing (NGS) test, cloneSEQ, is being used in guideline-supported cancer care.