Allison Inserro

A recently published study used linguistic analysis to investigate communication gaps between patients with Parkinson disease and physicians about off periods using a database containing dialogues recorded during regular office visits. Not only did the recordings show 4 specific areas that need improvement, they also showed a care gap between what the physicians thought they did and what actually happened.

Researchers said they have identified the mechanics that link a pro-inflammatory lipid in the infant microbiome at birth to the later development of allergies and asthma.

Researchers said if the findings are confirmed, pregnant women may want to limit their time outdoors when air quality advisories indicate unhealthy conditions.

A study presented at the American Headache Society 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting found that care for patients with migraine has room for improvement, based on the results of a web-based survey of more than 20,000 people.

A new study of Medicare Part D spending on generic and brand name drugs from the list of essential medications maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO) documents spending increases and shortages.

A new study found that a gut infection in mice lacking a gene linked to Parkinson disease led to similar symptoms as the neurological disorder.

Financial toxicity, ACO contracts, removing barriers to care.

Clinical findings presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, Illinois.

Patients with psoriasis frequently use complementary and alternative medicines to treat their symptoms.

New international research probed different forms of proteins found in the brain to try and determine which one may be the most promising for future therapeutic interventions for Parkinson disease (PD).

Using telemedicine for migraine treatment could improve physician productivity as well as patient access, according to an abstract presented at the 2019 American Headache Society Annual Meeting.

European experts in endocrinology met recently to discuss the unmet scientific and educational needs in parathyroid diseases.

As President Trump spoke about the environment and the economy, the American Lung Association and the American Public Health Association said that they will sue the administration over its decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan, which was passed under the Obama administration to reduce carbon pollution from power plants.

Individuals in traditional blue-collar jobs were the main beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act because they were less likely to have employer-based coverage before the law, according to a new study.

A recent study examined prescription claims databases to determine treatment patterns of patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who started therapy with 1 of 5 drugs by later status of whether they had psoriatic arthritis or not.

A recent review looked at 2 types of eosinophilic pneumonia: acute eosinophilic pneumonia and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.

A new study said there are greater risks of several adverse pregnancy outcomes for women with migraines than those without, including elevated blood pressure, miscarriage, caesareans, preterm births, and infants with low birth weight.

The FDA approved a fourth indication for Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ brand-name eculizumab (Soliris) for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in adult patients who are anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody positive.

A report released Thursday from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said the United States needs a US National Cancer Control Plan that uses a system approach to reshape cancer control efforts, targeting everything from prevention, machine learning, palliative care, assessing value, rooting out financial conflicts of interest, and more.

Conference coverage from the annual meeting's of the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting and ISPOR.

With the expected surge of aging Americans over the next few decades, states are trying to prepare for a wave of Alzheimer disease and dementia, which carries with it an enormous societal burden, extracting a toll on families and caregivers, and impacts state Medicaid budgets. In response, nearly every state is turning to Alzheimer action plans to try to cope with what is coming in the years ahead.

Senators Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, and Patty Murray, D-Washington, introduced bipartisan legislation that aims to lower some healthcare costs.

The FDA said it is expanding a database used by generic drug manufacturers to understand when their product can be approved and marketed.

Researchers recently conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether leukocytosis is a risk factor for thrombosis in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.

European researchers said they have mapped the human lung on a single-cell level, differentiating cell types between patients with asthma and those without, including the discovery of a new cell state that produces mucus in asthma. This understanding could lead to finding new drug targets for treating asthma, the researchers said.

Some states are losing ground in healthcare coverage and most states are being rocked by rising deaths of despair, reports a national scorecard of the nation’s health.

A recent study showed that older adults with uncontrolled asthma can benefit from interventions that tailor self-management support to improve various factors that impede asthma control, including those related to psychosocial, health, function, and cognitive barriers.

A recent study found that patients with sickle cell who had more frequent or severe vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) had greater absenteeism, overall productivity loss, and activity impairment than patients with less frequent or severe VOCs.

Research shows that primary care physicians prescribe preventive therapy for migraine less often than migraine specialists.

More than a quarter of adults aged 18 to 64 years reported they had trouble paying bills because of cancer, and over one-third reported psychological distress, according to a report from the CDC.