Health Care Delivery

In 1989, in Atlanta, Georgia, Dázon Dixon Diallo established SisterLove Inc to fill the information and education gap many women, especially Black women, were facing on how the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic could affect them.

Two people dead after receiving potentially contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in Japan; Biogen offers its controversial and expensive Alzheimer disease treatment for free to boost prescriptions; COVID-19 infection with the Delta variant may more than double the risk of hospitalization.

A review of treatment options in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) addresses common subtypes and patient response to standard of care.

Rajesh Rajpal, MD, chief medical officer, global head of clinical medical affairs, Johnson & Johnson Vision, discusses how greater visual needs are contributing to adverse eye health in younger populations.

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

The 5-year update could help solidify the role of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in treating heart failure, years after the first evidence of their effectiveness emerged.

Foundation Medicine and Epic struck a deal to integrate comprehensive genomic profiling within Epic's electronic health records (EHRs), allowing for providers to order and review genomic profiling tests, leading to more streamlined clinical decision making.

Patients with psoriasis who received biologic treatments were at significantly lower risk of developing psoriatic arthritis, with women representing a potentially at-risk group.

An overview of the latest news in Parkinson disease reported across clinical research.

Delta variant lowers COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness to 66%; Johnson & Johnson reports booster shot results; cancer center reports mask, vaccine preferences of patients.

Elderly patients who underwent surgery for glaucoma had a greater risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality than those who did not have surgery, including greater risk of cancer and neurologic cause–related mortality.

Survey responses from patients with advanced cancer revealed that there were gaps in knowledge across various aspects of immunotherapy treatment, including about side effects and curative potential.

Patients with comorbid Alzheimer disease and insomnia were found to be more likely to report claims of higher cost health care services such as inpatient hospitalization and emergency care, along with significantly greater mean total annual health care costs than those without insomnia.

Postoperative management of deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson disease was shown to be safe and effective when administered at home, which may reduce necessity of in-clinic visits and care access issues.

Worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms are often underreported by patients who cannot recognize these changes as sign of decline, but they can be objectively measured through remote patient monitoring (RPM).

Findings of the PANORAMA randomized clinical trial show that when patients with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy were treated with intravitreal aflibercept, severity improved over 100 weeks and the likelihood of vision-threatening complications significantly reduced.

An overview of the latest news in Parkinson disease (PD) reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

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

A new mathematical model highlights the challenges of preventing Clostridioides difficile transmission in the hospital.

A low risk of adverse safety outcomes was observed in anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) intravitreal injections performed in office-based and operating room settings, with a higher rate of culture-positive endophthalmitis found in the office setting.

Top US health officials outlined plans for rolling out COVID-19 booster shots to all American adults beginning in September, while CMS announced that nursing homes will be required to implement mandatory vaccinations for staff.

The scientific statement addresses current knowledge regarding the impact of obstructive sleep apnea on the cardiovascular health of children and adolescents, as well as best practices to evaluate symptoms.

Despite executive orders by the Biden administration aimed to improve competition in the pharmaceutical industry, pay-for-delay deals and other antitrust issues continue to be reported. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak on the history and prevalence of these anticompetitive tactics and steps to limit these deals.

US health experts to recommend coronavirus vaccine booster shots for all Americans 8 months after receiving their second dose; 5 states report record 7-day averages of new daily cases of COVID-19; debunking concerns of people receiving blood transfusions from vaccinated individuals.

A recent study found half of hospitalized children received a flu vaccination when their providers used a clinical decision support tool; however, that is still lower than the 63% national average for all children.

Most patients said they had received instruction on how to use their inhalers from a pharmacist or physician, but only 21% said they had received instruction from both.

The authors provide steps hospitals can take to align their care delivery model to effectively meet the demands of a public health crisis such as the current pandemic.

Updated evidence provides new insight into safety, efficacy, and challenges of deprescribing.

An overview of the latest news in Parkinson disease reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Rajesh Rajpal, MD, chief medical officer, global head of clinical medical affairs, Johnson & Johnson Vision, speaks on the impact of screen usage for eyes and trends in eye symptom burden reported amid the pandemic.