Health Care Delivery

COPD care gaps, financial strain, and sex disparities negatively impact patient outcomes and quality of life, according to the findings of 2 posters.

Exposure prevention, primary care capacity, and digital health equity all shape the future of respiratory disease care.

gMG rescue therapy hinges on hospital access; grocery aid cuts diabetes complications; trials, CAR T strain oncology; myeloma faces logistics barriers.

Community oncologists are steadily adopting bispecific antibodies for myeloma, but advance planning and tocilizumab remain key to safe access.

August authors Jeff Romine, PhD, and Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, found grocery assistance linked to fewer diabetes complications and better medication adherence.

Whether these findings will translate into a change in treatment guidelines remains to be seen.

Long-acting injectables help patients overcome stigma and adherence barriers in HIV care, explained Matthew H. Herrmann, MD, AAHIVS.

An infectious disease specialist discusses HIV prevention barriers facing Black women and how long-acting options and education can close gaps.

A cardiovascular researcher explains why her team compared cardiac risks of COVID-19 infection and vaccination head-to-head.

Experts discuss what SCAN Health Plan's new Medicare Advantage (MA) partnership with Costco could mean for beneficiaries, competition, and costs.

Poor cardiovascular health, especially high BMI and poor sleep, is linked to a substantially higher risk of overactive bladder, new data show.

A 3-cohort study finds CC16 levels flag airway remodeling and fibrosis-like lung damage up to 3 years after severe COVID-19.

Transplant weight-loss access, a new dermatomyositis drug, mifepristone safety views, and racial gaps in cataract surgery and CRC mortality.

DOJ policy shifts have put HHS on the same side as states seeking to narrow Section 504's disability integration mandate in Texas v Kennedy.

At a Chicago roundtable, clinicians detailed fragmented obesity and diabetes care, transplant-access barriers, and insurance-driven prescribing decisions.

A 4-million-person study finds unvaccinated COVID-19 infection raises myocarditis, pericarditis, and death risk far more than the Pfizer vaccine.

Atlanta clinicians described obesity care that stalls between routine diagnosis and delayed treatment, with coverage rules driving therapy choices.

Nearly 1 in 3 women aged 21 to 29 and 1 in 7 aged 30 to 65 had never been screened for cervical cancer by 2023.

AHIP's Jeanette Thornton details health care's prior authorization commitments as a 2027 real-time approval target approaches.

Pulmonary experts detail bronchiectasis care gaps, multidisciplinary strategies, and steps toward Care Center Network designation and standardized care.

Clinicians outline fragmented obesity and diabetes care models, insurance-driven prescribing, and early results from Medicare's GLP-1 bridge program.

CMS is funding 138 grants worth $144M to expand rural mental health, maternal, and emergency care access across Alabama.

Self-compassion partly explains why shame over visible skin conditions leads to depression and anxiety, a new study finds.

Hospice use and higher-intensity care are less common among older adults in isolated rural areas than in urban areas, highlighting rural hospice gaps.

Orbital rhabdomyosarcoma survival held steady despite less-intensive chemo and radiation, according to 25-year data.