Health Care Delivery

A study highlights an unmet need for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to access and afford genomic testing, especially among an older patient population.

At this year’s American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, delivered the Honorary Fellow Award Lecture, “The Imperative to Focus on the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation,” as the recipient of this year’s Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology award.

Poor quality of life and impaired functioning across many symptom domains were shown in participants in the Real World Idiopathic Hypersomnia Outcomes Study (ARISE).

Telemedicine abortions in Iowa have increased in recent months; 2 new laws restrict access to gender-affirming health care and school sports in Missouri; the end of COVID-19 safety nets means many children have lost Medicaid coverage.

The FDA has approved an expanded indication for luspatercept (Reblozyl) for the first-line treatment of anemia in patients with low-risk MDS who may require blood transfusions.

According to new CDC research, 20% of mothers reported mistreatment while receiving maternity care for their youngest child.

Patients and physicians often disagree on the patient’s disease severity, creating a relationship barrier and frustration among both parties.

Investigators said analysis of multiple tissues from the same patients suggests tumor evolution in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) was not through somatic mutations.

With the decision, ClarityPro becomes the first and only device to offer new technology add-on payment reimbursement for the diagnosis of electrographic status epilepticus.

Three sessions of a semi-structured focus group were conducted to gain patient feedback on personalized screening for colorectal cancer (CRC).

Tariq Cheema, MD, division chair of pulmonary critical care sleep and allergy medicine at Allegheny Health Network (AHN), discusses how the virtual ICU (vICU) program has improved access to patient care.

CDC outlines new procedures for sepsis response; mask mandates resurface during COVID-19 increase; a recent study shows that technology can help support public health programs.

MRI screening shows promise for predicting clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa) early on and independently of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assessment.

Researchers investigated methods for measuring prior exposure in patients with suspected, undocumented COVID-19 infection to give better access to care and counsel.

Results reveal living in neighborhoods with very high Childhood Opportunity Index (COI) scores is linked with elevated odds of being up to date on preventive visits and immunizations when compared with those living in neighborhoods with very low COI scores.

The Biden administration is expected to unveil the first 10 drugs identified for drug price negotiations Tuesday; American nursing homes are disappearing; gender-affirming surgeries tripled in the United States between 2016-2019.

Investigators also did not find a threshold below which this association was lost.

Researchers and organizations must collaborate to address the persistent disparities in access to treatments for multiple myeloma, explained Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation.

Joseph Aracri, DO, Allegheny Health Network, spoke with The American Journal of Managed Care® about preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) through immunoglobulin-based treatments and everyday actions.

The most severe psoriasis was associated with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D and the greatest affected body surface area.

Data from the 1999-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to analyze the prevalence of social determinants of health (SDOH) among patients with self-reported heart failure (HF).

Using rapid genome sequencing, researchers evaluate the impact of an expedited genetic diagnosis of infantile epilepsy.

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended that clinicians prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to decrease the risk of acquiring HIV.

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine shows immunity against the Eris subvariant; infants with excessive screen time are at higher risk of developmental delays; a near-total abortion ban is expected to go into effect in Indiana within days.

Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSc, shares the exciting advancement of the BeginNGS newborn genomic sequencing program as it approaches the end of phase 2.