Health Care Delivery

A study of UK electronic health record data indicated patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) showed an increased risk of dementia compared with the general population.

Medication therapy management (MTM) services were performed with a cohort of Medicaid patients, and their satisfaction with the program was assessed as part of a quality improvement initiative.

A study found that patients in the Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care Model saw a decrease in hospitalizations and readmissions compared with the accountable care organization (ACO) model.

Efficacy of biologics was observed in both men and women with psoriasis, although female patients reported a greater impact from the disease on quality of life (QOL) and lower treatment satisfaction.

Kim A. Reiss, MD, assistant program director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program and assistant professor of medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses pancreatic cancer research she presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

Joel W. Neal, MD, PhD, associate professor, Division of Oncology, Stanford Cancer Institute, is lead investigator on the COSMIC-021 trial, which is investigating cabozantinib plus atezolizumab vs cabozantinib alone in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a possible second-line treatment beyond chemotherapy.

Thanos Zomas, MD, global medical lead, Lymphoma and Leukemia, and global medical lead, Adcetris Program, at Takeda Oncology discusses updated results from the ECHELON-1 study.

David R. Penberthy, MD, MBA, is medical director, Radiation Oncology, Bon Secours-Southside Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia, and president of the Association of Community Cancer Centers for the 2022-2023 term.

Asthma history and olfactory, rhinorrhea, and nasal polyp endoscopy scores were identified as independent predictors of eosinophilic disease in Chinese patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, current president of the Community Oncology Alliance, and associate editor of Evidence-Based Oncology™, discusses his partnership with Sema4 and LabCorp and their joint goal to advance whole-exome sequencing (WES) for targeted oncology treatment.

Enrique Ocio, MD, PhD, hematology department head, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain, discusses phase 1b trial results for subcutaneous (sub-Q) vs intravenous isatuximab, both formulations administered in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).

Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, provides an overview of recent approvals and indications under consideration for the treatment of pediatric atopic dermatitis.

Investigators also found patients in nursing homes tend to have larger tumors and may experience quality-of-life benefits from the procedure.

Sacubitril/valsartan reduced mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) and improved lung congestion, functional capacity, and quality of life in a subset of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and pulmonary hypertension (HFpEF-PH) using a remote monitoring platform.

Investigators in Spain tested whether the tool would work in elderly patients in the primary care setting.

Patients with comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps and asthma reported significant reductions in endoscopic sinus score and severity, as well as decreased dosage of oral steroids and antibiotics after long-term use of budesonide nasal irrigation.

The year that full benefits will stop for Medicare and Social Security is now a year later than previously estimated; diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox as cases surge; the rate of firearm suicides increased by 15% in youth aged between ages 10 and 24.

The drop in telehealth utilization was likely due to continuing reduction in the reported number and severity of COVID-19 infections, which may have led more patients to return to in-person healthcare services.

Prescribing is a complex process with multiple factors to consider on top of the 3 primary questions about effectiveness, harm, and cost. Pharmacogenetics has put this complexity under the spotlight and prompted educational programs and the development of new clinical decision support systems.

Randall A. Oyer, MD, medical director, oncology, and medical director, Cancer Risk Evaluation Program, Lancaster General Health, and clinical professor of cancer biology at Penn Medicine, discusses the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology/Association of Community Cancer Centers recommendations for improving diversity in clinical trials.

Forty-two percent of patients in the cohort had an adverse pregnancy outcome.

Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, current president of the Community Oncology Alliance, and associate editor of Evidence-Based Oncology™, talks with us ahead of the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

This new study, from Taiwan, investigated how menopause affects ventricular structure and function and its possible impact on heart failure among women.

US adult outpatients with psoriasis have a greater risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease compared with those without the skin condition.

Will Nutland, DrPH, is cofounder of PrEPster, honorary assistant professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and an activist.

This new study from Canada compared outcomes in patients living with type 1 diabetes who used 2 closed-loop insulin delivery systems: a fully artificial pancreas that did not require meal input and a hybrid artificial pancreas that required carbohydrate counting.

Real-world patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who had experienced prior biologic failure demonstrated significant improvement and an adequate safety profile with risankizumab treatment.

Jessica Brooks, MPM, president and chief executive officer, Pittsburgh Business Group on Health, spoke on the core themes of her keynote address related to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the 2022 Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health annual conference.

Thanks to flexibilities provided by the American Rescue Plan, 4 states announced Wednesday they will expand Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum, joining others who have already adopted similar measures.

The findings highlight the significant financial burden of sickle cell disease.