Although children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are slightly more likely to experience long-term educational underachievement than their peers without T1D, those who also have a psychiatric disorder have significantly lower odds of achieving educational milestones.
Although the 28-day mortality for patients with respiratory failure did not differ between patients with and without respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), complications were more common in those with RSV.
The White House intends to nominate Monica Bertagnolli to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Supreme Court asks for more time to decide if mifepristone use will have more restrictions, and providers look to misoprostol as an alternative; House Republicans presented a proposal to require certain low-income Americans to work or risk losing Medicaid coverage.
Under the transaction, TPG, an asset management firm, will acquire a majority interest in OneOncology and AmerisourceBergen will have a minority interest; OneOncology physician leaders and practices will retain minority interests as well.
For all the success the hematology/oncology space has seen over the past 20-plus years, difficult discussions now focus on paying for that care, explained David A. Eagle, MD, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists.
In the first 2 years after receiving an HIV diagnosis, people with HIV were about 3 times more likely to develop depression, use antidepressants, and undergo electroconvulsive therapy—and 10 times more likely to commit suicide—compared with people without HIV.
New study data show that prescription patterns differed depending on the type of institution they were prescribed in and the specialty of prescribing physicians.
The practice is OneOncology's 16th partners overall and its first in Florida.
The data show how disease-modifying therapies are changing outcomes for children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare neuromuscular disease.
Natalia Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, chief of the stroke division at Massachusetts General Hospital and chair of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Science Committee, previews the annual meeting and provides a glimpse into what the conference has to offer and its legacy of 75 years.
People 65 years and older and those with weakened immunity are eligible for additional COVID-19 boosters; some health insurers are beginning to cover telehealth abortion; apps are enticing nurses to take gig work beyond employees.
CMS in February 2023 announced 3 new models for testing by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation—all of which “aim to lower the cost of drugs, promote accessibility to life-changing drug therapies, and improve quality of care.”
David Spencer, MD, director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and professor of neurology at Oregon Health and Science University, previews the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting for 2023 and says that attendees can expect not only to learn but also to leave feeling humbled and inspired.
Adding motixafortide to standard stem cell mobilization therapy for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) significantly improved collection success rates vs standard therapy plus a placebo in a phase 3 trial of patients with multiple myeloma.
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) will take place April 22-27 in Boston, presenting in a hybrid format a schedule packed with continuing medical education sessions, poster presentations, and cutting-edge science.
HIV infection was more common among those who died of mpox compared with survivors, with an HIV prevalence of 93.9% and 38.3%, respectively, based on available information.
President Joe Biden signs order to boost care worker compensation and support caregivers; social media adds are fueling weight loss medication demands; an investigational metabolic modulator has been shown to mitigate fatigue in patients with long COVID.
Preprints, or research that is not peer reviewed, are becoming increasingly important in medical communication for findings of randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
The risk of incident diabetes was found to be 17% greater in individuals who had COVID-19, and it was higher among men and individuals with severe COVID-19.
Lack of knowledge about how skin conditions present on lightly pigmented skin has resulted in diagnostic delays, underassessment, and an impact on quality of life for patients with skin of color.
Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, who spoke at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event on population health March 9, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri, discusses the shift to value-based care.
The findings from this single-center cross-sectional study, say the researchers, suggest that IL-6 signaling may be a promising target for the treatment of patients with glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA)–induced autoimmune epilepsy.
Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, medical director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, reviews emerging therapeutics being investigated for the prevention and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).
Using data from the PROVE-HF study, investigators conducted a subanalysis of outcomes among patients receiving sacubitril/valsartan who did and did not have ischemic heart disease.
Research showed the risk of progression to type 1 diabetes (T1D) was nearly 70% lower among children with high iron intake compared with children with moderate iron intake.
A new case series highlights characteristics and challenges of this subgroup of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG).
Patients who had breast reconstruction or gynecologic surgical resection were equally satisfied with in-person and virtual postsurgical follow-up.
Sleep and genetics play individual roles in increasing a person’s risk for asthma, but their combination also heightens that risk.
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was found to have increased from 2003 to 2019, especially in Black and Hispanic children.
Lung transplant carried out by a robot may reduce postsurgery pain; Audit finds Utah’s prison health care system has been noncompliant; Possible debt negotiation will limit Supplemental Nutrition Food Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
