May 6th 2025
The 18-meter walk test (18MWT) effectively evaluates disease severity and predicts clinical outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), enhancing traditional assessment methods.
The Benefits of More Sickle Cell Retinopathy Screening for Patients With SCD
August 5th 2024A systematic analysis that reviewed screening for sickle cell retinopathy in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) underscores the importance of advanced imaging measures and further research on screening implementation methods.
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NSCLC Study Highlights Need for Adjuvant Trials in Early-Stage Disease
August 1st 2024Visceral pleural invasion of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was investigated in this analysis for its potential to predispose patients to worse survival outcomes and greater chances of disease recurrence.
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Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care Declined After COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
July 31st 2024Researchers analyzed the availability of telehealth services at mental health treatment facilities across the US before and after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency through a national secret shopper analysis.
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Roughly 7% of US women of reproductive age have attempted self-induced abortions after the overturning of Roe v Wade in 2022; the FDA announced that the cost to file a drug using clinical data will increase to about $4.3 million in 2025; the suicide rate among US children aged between 8 to 12 years has steadily risen during the past 15 years.
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Potential Biomarkers Predict Disease Severity and Treatment Response in SMA
July 26th 2024Results from a single-center, observational, prospective study suggested that inflammatory markers could predict disease severity and treatment efficacy for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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What We’re Reading: Reproductive Health Interest; ADA Anniversary; Confidential Teen Contraception
July 26th 2024The ending of the 2023 film “Barbie,” where she sees a gynecologist, has increased online search interest in gynecology; yesterday marked 34 years of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA); Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden administration over Title X, a federal contraception program that provides teens birth control without parental consent.
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Tiara Green Calls for Comprehensive Support for Rare and Chronic Diseases
July 25th 2024Health care inequity is costing the United States billions of dollars without providing quality outcomes for patients with rare and chronic diseases, Tiara Green, MSEd, president of Accessia Health, tells The American Journal of Managed Care.
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Dr Diane Mahoney on Tackling Ovarian Cancer Care Disparities
July 25th 2024In part 2 of our interview, Diane Mahoney, PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, APRN, advocates for a multidisciplinary, community-centered approach to reduce ovarian cancer care disparities and stresses the need for ongoing exploration of social, biological, and environmental factors affecting health outcomes.
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Efanesoctocog Alfa Prophylaxis Promising for Pediatric Severe Hemophilia A
July 25th 2024The phase 3, international, open-label, single-group XTEND-Kids study concluded that children with severe hemophilia A younger than 12 years benefited from treatment with efanesoctocog alfa prophylaxis.
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Lisa Gomez Explains How EBSA Is Addressing Barriers to Minority Mental Health
July 24th 2024For Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, the Employee Benefits Security Agency (EBSA) in the US Department of Labor highlights the critical need to address mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.
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