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New data show Chicago’s South Side Level 1 trauma center cuts gunshot travel times and lowers firearm deaths, highlighting equity gains.

The visual nature of head and neck cancer calls for treatment strategies that will minimize toxicities related to radiation therapy. Advances in precision radiation techniques, supportive care, and multidisciplinary approaches have improved outcomes, improving quality of life.

Margaret Krackeler, MD, of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, shares lessons on implementing evidence-based formulary changes for patients with CLL.

Clearer definitions, tailored programs and policies, and telestroke care could help close rural stroke care disparities.

Margaret Krackeler, MD, of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, discusses the growing role of real-world treatment data in CLL and other cancers.

Margaret Krackeler, MD, discusses real-world data supporting the switch from ibrutinib to zanubrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Better integration of pharma and medical technology is necessary to enhance patient outcomes and drive value-based care.

Adopting zanubrutinib for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia showed improved tolerability and persistence, enhancing patient safety and outcomes.

Nearly two-thirds of hospitals using Epic have adopted ambient artificial intelligence (AI), with higher uptake among larger, not-for-profit hospitals and those with higher workload and stronger financial performance.

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) with a high volume of referred patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias may work harder to manage care transitions with less availability of resources that enable high-quality handoffs.

The ACCESS Model signals a shift toward outcome-aligned payments and a necessary reframing of what “value” actually means.

Roy Mathew, MD, discusses integrating nephrology and cardiology to bridge the gap in patient adherence and care delivery.

Multidisciplinary care enhances kidney health and cardiovascular outcomes, but more research into models is needed, said Roy Mathew, MD.

New treatments, care gaps, and cardiac monitoring were major focuses in cardiovascular news this year.

Patients with generalized myasthenia gravis face significant barriers to diagnosis, creating the need for improved patient–health care interactions.

This study found that certain characteristics in linked electronic health record data across episodes of care can help identify patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias at high risk of 30-day readmissions.

With ACA subsidies expiring, experts warn coverage losses could worsen access to behavioral health care and emergency department strains.

Blinatumomab enhances survival in pediatric B-cell ALL, yet homecare challenges hinder its outpatient delivery.

A review of 560 FDA-approved drugs found the FDAAA did not change overall time to first postmarket safety action, but some actions occurred earlier.

As value-based care mandates expand, a new survey highlights documentation burdens and burnout risks.

Self-pay emergency department prices rose significantly from 2021 to 2023, especially at for-profit and system-affiliated hospitals, highlighting growing affordability challenges for uninsured and underinsured patients.

The guidelines highlight the need for lifelong obesity management, early diagnosis, comorbidity prevention, and patient-centered care.

After 8 months of treatment with mavacamten, 5% of patients developed new atrial fibrillation or flutter and 4% developed heart failure.

Caregivers face communication challenges in coordinating patient care for older adults, highlighting the need for improved support and training.