Health Care Delivery

Pfizer considers cost-cutting as demand for COVID-19 products lag; Amazon Clinic aims to provide virtual care for common health concerns; Black patients may find new Alzheimer drugs less effective

By giving their patient the correct diagnosis, clinicians avoided costlier treatments for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) like plasmapheresis.

A white paper crafted by the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) outlined that main causes of generic drug shortages and recommended several actions for stakeholders to remedy current shortages and prevent future ones.

Currently, there is no established standard of care treatment for ovarian squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Outcomes for in-hospital mortality were compared between adult patients, women vs men, among those who had both acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart-related mechanical complications (MC).

Fewer patients opt to skip therapy for their multiple myeloma (MM) despite progressive disease than previously thought, a new study suggests.

Investigators recommend including domestic violence and abuse as risk factors in public health strategies that target atopic disease assessments.

People with psoriasis were also more likely to have pulmonary comorbidities compared with those who did not have psoriasis.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a particularly negative impact on the uptake of non–COVID-19 vaccines for adults in some countries. Even countries with great progress in adult vaccination prior to the pandemic saw a decline after the pandemic.

Political leanings appear to be associated with mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic; the Biden administration takes steps to ensure parity between mental and physical health benefits; extreme heat and air pollution amplify heart attack risk.

Major General Paul Friedrichs, MD, appointed to head the new Office of Pandemic Preparedness; CDC advises the public about the potential resurgence of respiratory viruses in the fall and winter; concerns grow over appeal of e-cigarettes to young adults.

Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, discussed the manufacturing challenges sometimes seen with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies and strategies being implemented to improve access for historically underserved patients.

Patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) with geographic atrophy should use low vision aids.

Study authors say the consequences of misdiagnosing osteomyelitis can be severe in the disease setting of sickle cell disease (SCD).

Authors describe 3 patients with cancer who were given interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitors for psoriasis or immune-related psoriasis.

Most cases of high-grade serous ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until the disease has reached an advanced stage.

Surgery can be difficult in such cases of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), but it leads to significant better outcomes, study authors said.

The current literature is lacking on outcomes among patients with comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and immunoglobulin deficiencies, especially for those who must use surgery to manage their CRS.

An Iowa abortion ban is temporarily blocked; Pfizer partners with Flagship Pioneering in drug development deal; South Dakota’s governor calls for action in addressing the national drug shortage.

Although human papillomavirus (HPV) was detected in 40% of pregnant women, only 7.2% of neonates tested positive for HPV.

Utilizing electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) may hold potential to reduce health care resource utilization without affecting outcomes for patients with inflammatory arthritides, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

This retrospective study shows that among nearly 160,000 patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), those who also had gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) had lower rates of morbidity and mortality.

A study from Western Australia found that the influenza vaccine has a possible protective effect against hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

In addition to a fear of cancer recurrence, patients said feeling isolated was also a challenge associated with having ovarian cancer.