Health Care Delivery

Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, medical director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, reviews emerging therapeutics being investigated for the prevention and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

Sleep and genetics play individual roles in increasing a person’s risk for asthma, but their combination also heightens that risk.

Most patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) said they can go about their daily activities without restriction, the authors found, because of gains in functional status and quality of life (QOL).

Although new guidelines from the CDC say that masks need not be worn in counties where transmission level for COVID-19 isn’t high, many health systems still plan to mask.

Investigators compared outcomes for severe mental illness between patients with both chronic skin conditions and healthy controls, using data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD.

The study also found lasting benefits of the supplement for bone density up to age 4.

Because biologics are used to treat both conditions, researchers hypothesized they may be helpful to prevent psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Recommendations are lacking on strength exercise intensity, tolerability, and adverse effects for patients with severe forms of hemophilia.

At present, there are no approved therapies for pre–heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (pre-HFpEF); instead, cardiovascular risk factor management is often utilized in this patient population.

Long-term temporal and spatial trends, as well as changes, can be estimated using hospital admission data when the burden on health care systems is increased.

The weight loss surgery may help reverse peripheral neuropathy and improve the stability of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and retinopathy in individuals with class II/III obesity.

The cost savings for health plans would increase if the therapy were used after the first recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

Study authors determined that regular musculoskeletal assessments can help facilitate personalized care for patients who have hemophilia, in that they can detect changes early.

Banner|Aetna's partnership with Virta and their diabetes reversal program brings to light the possibility for expansion to other health issues.

Health status and health-related quality of life (QOL) outcomes were compared between patients with severe cases of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and a general patient population.

A patient with myasthenia gravis (MG) quickly deteriorated after he woke up from an endovascular procedure.

A multidisciplinary approach and symptom management are both vital components of home care to provide continuity of care after cardiac surgery because they decrease symptoms and readmissions to the hospital and increase self-efficacy.

There are higher risks of several major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and they include recurrent ICH, ischemic stroke, and myocardial infarction.

The study was designed and conducted by undergraduate researchers.

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) related to connective tissue disorders (CTDs) and patients with PAH related to another condition accrued higher costs and higher health care resource use (HRU) vs patients who had CTD without PH.

A federal ruling could undermine the framework of FDA drug approvals; Florida’s warning on COVID-19 vaccines omits key data; uninsured patients with cancer struggle to find care.

This 4-day event drew thousands of health care leaders to Nashville, Tennessee; in this column, Ron Southwick, editor of Chief Healthcare Executive, shares his thoughts from conversations and panels in Music City.

This retrospective study examined food insecurity and neighborhood disadvantage in health system patients as predictors of acute health care utilization.

Health systems may be better able to support adoption of chronic care management processes, which have a strong evidence base for practice implementation, compared with patient engagement strategies, which have less evidence to guide effective implementation.

Banner|Aetna has partnered with Virta and their diabetes reversal program, which now has data on outcomes and patient populations served so far.