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Highlighting the latest ophthalmology-related news reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Although physicians’ clinical decisions serve as the biggest drivers behind the cost of care, hospitals have long been reluctant to take financial accountability. If such accountability is to be transformed from a diffuse fear to a manageable managerial task, institutional engagement with physicians will be a critical next step.

Chronic disease caregivers are more likely to report both risky and health-promoting behaviors than noncaregivers, according to a new study.

Risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR) was found to be decreased in young patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who were treated with insulin pumps, with findings also indicating a 2.1-fold greater risk of DR in Black participants compared with White individuals.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issues a warning on fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription drugs; a new FBI report shows a year-to-year increase in murders nationwide from 2019 to 2020; Pfizer will soon begin testing a novel combination therapy as a preventive measure against COVID-19 infection.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

A roundup of the latest news in sleep research reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Long-awaited reports released Thursday call for eliminating race in estimated glomerular filtration rate equations and point to alternatives in an effort to eliminate disparities in chronic kidney disease.

The current study found that those prescribed potentially inappropriate medications were actually less likely to revisit the emergency department within 30 days, in contrast to prior work.

President Joe Biden reportedly will increase global COVID-19 vaccine donations; the pandemic may have led to an increase in home births; use of Biogen’s Adulhelm, an Alzheimer disease drug, does not hit initial projections.

An inverse relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and serum testosterone was found in men, in which those with severe cases of OSA exhibited significantly reduced levels of testosterone.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we address how delays in routine care and other aspects of the pandemic are affecting payer organizations today, and how technology innovations like natural language processing can work to empower key initiatives in population health and beyond.

The Supreme Court announces it will hear arguments for Mississippi’s case to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade decision on December 1; the Biden administration aims to address extreme heat conditions in the workplace; rehab timing may affect stroke recovery.

An updated report shows that the long-term cost of treating the health effects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—$4.3 billion—is even higher than $3.7 billion it takes to diagnose and treat immediate issues that present for women who are of reproductive age.

Incidence and risk of myopia development were found to rise significantly among young Chinese schoolchildren who were exposed to environmental changes caused by COVID-19 between grades 2 to 3.

Clinicians are finding that there really is no basis to recommend probiotics for patients with Clostridioides difficile infection, that instead they may cause harm, said Colleen R. Kelly, MD, FACG, gastroenterologist and associate professor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

High-dose trivalent flu vaccine was associated with a reduced risk of hospitalization and emergency department visits for pneumonia or influenza in adults aged 65 and above, according to a recent study.

A new analysis of 2014-2018 data among all states plus Washington, DC, for those who have either indications for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or current prescriptions for the preventive treatment, shows a widening gap in PrEP uptake, with states considered early adopters pulling ahead of those considered late adopters.

A pair of surveys found that there are knowledge and practice gaps preventing earlier diagnoses of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in infants and toddlers.

The advisory committee voted against COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for individuals 16 years and older, but unanimously voted for booster shots for people 65 years and older or who are at high risk of severe COVID-19.

Children who experience lower respiratory tract infections early in their lives were shown to be at significantly greater risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea in the first 5 years of life.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Highlighting the latest ophthalmology-related news reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

A study of patients given first-line metastatic melanoma treatment showed that utilization rates were highest in patients using ipilimumab-containing therapies.

Non-white patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly African American and Hispanic American patients, were found to experience a higher level of overall disability and more severe symptoms, highlighting current disparities in this disease.