Health Care Delivery

Pfizer and BioNTech said they will seek approval for a booster shot of their COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, while US health authorities said a booster is not necessary. In addition, the CDC emphasized in-person learning for schools this fall in updated guidance.

This new study from Spain represents the first extensive look at late presentation of persons living with HIV, following the 2014 introduction of guidelines on early HIV diagnosis.

An algorithm influenced by cough sound recognition and symptom reporting conducted using a smartphone was found to be effective at diagnosing patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).

Children exposed to environmental stressors known to impair sleep exhibited improved sleep duration by more than 1 hour each night after undergoing a mindfulness training intervention program, with rapid-eye movement sleep improving as well.

This episode of Managed Care Cast features interviews with experts who discuss how the same efforts to stamp out COVID-19 also reduced Clostridioides difficile and the prospects for such mitigation efforts to continue.

Health insurance companies are anticipating a swell in pent-up demand for delayed or forgone health services in 2020, as well as increased costs associated with distributing COVID-19 vaccines to millions of Americans. To offset the potentially precarious business impact caused by these converging factors, insurers are turning to technology for help.

Statin use benefited individuals with heart failure by lowering their cancer-related risks, both of developing any cancer at all and of dying from the comorbid condition.

Roundtable discussions between health care purchasers and physician practices highlight their aligned interest in having patients managed by a primary care physician, with other topics such as behavioral health, social determinants of health, and telehealth referenced as well.

Patients with a cough lasting more than 8 weeks are diagnosed with chronic cough, and for a subpopulation of those patients there is no treatable underlying cause of their cough, said Peter Dicpinigaitis, MD, professor of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and director of the Montefiore Cough Center.

A pharmacist-led collaborative medication management service reduced problems associated with polypharmacy in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Not all asthma is created equal, nor will all therapies work for all patients. With continued innovations in asthma treatments offering new, improved options for patients, we are more prepared than ever to address uncontrolled asthma head-on.

The measure is designed to end surprise medical billing and balance billing, taking the first step to implement the so-called No Surprises Act that passed Congress at the end of last year.

Topical and intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) were found to significantly reduce blood loss compared with placebo in patients who have undergone bone surgery, suggesting that both administration methods may be effective at promoting wound healing.

With systemic health and social inequalities contributing to a lack of health care access and a growing mortality risk among rural Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated health issues present between community lines. We spotlight several health challenges in these communities and potential solutions to improve the general health of rural populations.

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to routine medical care in community populations in Taiwan. The unmet needs should be emphasized as normal life resumes.

Patients worldwide are reluctant to visit clinics and hospitals amid fears of COVID-19. Implementing virtual care capabilities can not only relieve the patients of this fear by minimizing in-person exposure and preventing the virus from spreading, but also improve patient-centered care delivery.

Research that will be presented at Heart Failure 2021 shows patients with heart failure may have a greater incidence of several types of cancer and that this chance is even higher in women vs men.

Michael Thorpy, MD, director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore, and professor, Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses diagnostic components of idiopathic hypersomnia and emerging methods of treatment.

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

The head of AHIP sat down with a senator and 3 health care executives for a conversation about payment and access issues at the organization's 2021 Institute and Expo Online.

The average US life expectancy decreased by nearly 2 years from 2018 to 2020, with minority groups affected the most; the FDA will add a rare heart inflammation warning to fact sheets for the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines; a series of expansions to the Medicaid safety-net program is reportedly in consideration.

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

Survey responses from the San Francisco Bay Area, from men who have sex with men (MSM), show differing behavioral and social influences on the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

At a session of AHIP 2021 Institute and Expo Online, the head of North Carolina's health and human services department and a health equity policy advisor in the Biden administration discussed how collecting and using data to achieve health equity is ultimately a policy decision.

Michael D. Anestis, PhD, executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center and associate professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health, discusses his research on firearm ownership and suicide, in addition to steps needed to help decrease rates of gun-inflicted suicide and gun violence in general.