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The Center on Health Equity and Access provides the latest developments related to the progress, challenges and gaps in health care with new research, ongoing meetings, and expert insights.

Health Equity and Access Weekly Roundup: April 20, 2024

The randomized trial found that reducing sitting time over a 6-month period was association with reduced systolic blood pressure (BP) among a group of older patients with obesity and high rates of hypertension.

Reducing Time Sitting Can Help Lower BP in Older Adults, Randomized Trial Finds

Laura is the vice president of content for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) and all its brands, including The American Journal of Accountable Care®, Evidence-Based Oncology™, and The Center for Biosimilars®. She has been working on AJMC® since 2014 and has been with AJMC®’s parent company, MJH Life Sciences®, since 2011.

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Traditionally, low-risk patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are not given medication, but new data challenge that thinking, said Raajit Rampal, MD, PhD, hematologic oncologist, associate attending physician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

New Data Challenge Traditional Treatment Paradigm in MPNs, Says Dr Raajit Rampal

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A recent study suggests the differences between ambulation definitions for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can impact the identification of ambulant vs nonambulant individuals, and standard criteria across settings are needed. 

Standard Criteria for Loss of Ambulation Needed in DMD

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