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A new review finds federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are underutilized in hypertension and type 2 diabetes clinical research, despite their potential to improve trial diversity.

Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.

While findings around hospital and emergency department use were similar at the individual and neighborhood levels, the use of outpatient services differed.

The electronic health record (EHR)–based symptom inventory identified symptom prevalence and associated comorbidities, but no ovarian cancers were diagnosed during the study period.

Abstracts featured at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting highlighted the renoprotective benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure and diabetic kidney disease while emphasizing the need for strategies to increase their uptake in primary care.

Progression-free survival improvement and drug costs make zanubrutinib a more cost-effective option in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), new research suggests.

Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria experienced a long delay in diagnosis, a substantial impact on their quality of life, and often received inadequate treatment, highlighting the need for better management and understanding of the condition.

A recent review highlights the gaps in clinical guidelines and treatment approaches for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and looks ahead to the future promise of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for liver conditions.

Tirzepatide is approved for 3 indications in the US: type 2 diabetes, chronic weight management, and obstructive sleep apnea.

While artificial intelligence (AI) use in health care is currently limited to administrative tasks, Erin Weber, MS, explains that expanding its adoption will require greater collaboration, transparency, and trust among stakeholders.

Interventions that target enhancing health care equity among communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can be improved by including comprehensive needs assessments at the patient, provider, and health system levels.

From the potential impact of tariffs to the World Health Organization's year-long campaign launch focused on improving maternal and newborn health and addressing preventable deaths, here's the latest from the Center on Health Equity & Access.

Findings from a new study reveal how hurricanes and the pandemic disrupted colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings in Puerto Rico, leading to a rise in late-stage diagnoses.

New study finds adults with stable housing have slightly better blood sugar and blood pressure levels.

Lynae Darbes, PhD, discusses what her research results mean when it comes to implementation of self-testing and counselling for couples vulnerable for HIV.

The immunotherapy improved outcomes compared with standard chemotherapy in the global Phase 3 DeLLphi-304 trial.

Galen Shearn-Nance, BS, and Johnie Rose, MD, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University, acknowledge key limitations of their study and prioritize areas for further research.

Data from patients across 3 different randomized controlled trials showed improvements in both adiponectin and PRO-C3, primary end points in the trials.

No significant differences in treatment or outcomes were found between most Medicare Advantage (MA) and fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries with breast cancer, but Black patients with FFS Medicare were less likely to receive standard treatment.

Data from a meta-analysis of 8 observational studies accounting for more than 26 million people across the globe were evaluated in a new review.

Experts at leading health care conferences last month called for further research into the health effects of microplastics and prompted immediate action to limit exposure.

The combination therapy can be used as first-line treatment for unresectable or metastatic forms of the cancer.

None of the eteplirsen-treated patients reached a left ventricular ejection fraction below 50% compared with 22.1% of patients in the control group.

Pediatric patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection had a higher risk of adverse postacute kidney outcomes, such as new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) and declining kidney function, if they had preexisting CKD or acute kidney injury.

The California-based entities plan to offer new Medicare Advantage (MA) products in select counties by this fall.

Several court cases have been filed against the Trump administration over disruptions touching health care, including funding cuts and employee layoffs.

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ECHELON-3 (NCT04404283) principal investigator Craig A. Portell, MD, speaks to the significance of this triplet approval from February as an alternative to more complex and time-consuming regimens in the setting of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (R/R LBCL).