Jaime Rosenberg

American voters have made it clear that healthcare is a top priority in the upcoming election, and the topic also emerged as a top priority during the 2 nights of the Democratic debates.

Giving infants proton pump inhibitors alone and together with histamine H2-receptor agonists is associated with an increased risk of childhood fracture.

The FDA has approved dupilumab (Dupixent) for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

While the final figure is still being determined, the provisional data predict a total of 69,096 drug overdose deaths for a 12-month period ending November 2018, compared with the predicted 72,287 for the 12-month period ending November 2017.

The 70% ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity proved as or more accurate than other thresholds for predicting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)–related hospitalizations and deaths.

According to the researchers, these rates are nearly double that seen in the general population, which suggests the presence of unmet needs among the survivorship community.

According to the researchers, these cells are more susceptible to HIV infection, support the highest levels of infection, and are the more likely to transfer HIV to CD4 T cells following infection.

President Trump today issued an executive order intended to open the door for more transparency around healthcare costs.

Since 2007, the number of enrollees without low-income subsidies who had spending above the catastrophic threshold has more than doubled, reaching 1 million enrollees in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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Healthy middle-aged men who had high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness had a 31% lower risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with men with low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness.

The PrEP Access and Coverage Act would require all private and public insurance plans to cover pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention and related services with no out-of-pocket costs and would promote access to the prevention pill for the uninsured.

Adding hydroxyurea to the selective inhibitor of Janus kinase 1 and 2 could elicit a high clinical response and increased ruxolitinib exposure for patients with hyperproliferative forms of myelofibrosis.

Women 80 years or older with osteoporosis have a high hip fracture probability even when accounting for mortality risk, suggesting that these patients are candidates for drug treatment to prevent hip fractures.

CMS has released a proposed rule that would allow clinicians to complete prior authorizations online through a more streamlined process.

An analysis of spending on low- and high-value services between 2014 and 2016 found that despite significant discussion about reducing low-value care, reduction has been slight.

The researchers concluded that pembrolizumab is appropriate for FDA-approved indications and clinical trials among patients with HIV.

The FDA's approval of the glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist marks the first non-insulin drug approved for youth with type 2 diabetes since the approval of metformin for pediatric use in 2000.

Diets high in soy are linked with a decreased risk of osteoporotic bone fractures in pre- and perimenopausal survivors of breast cancer.

The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) has filed its alternative to CMS' Oncology Care Model (OCM) with the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee.

While older adults represent a majority of new cancer diagnoses, they are underrepresented in randomized clinical trials.

Geisinger is launching a new study to test if a novel technique can detect flare-ups or exacerbations experienced by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by listening to their voices through their smart phones.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued 2 recommendation statements including 3 grade A recommendations for the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention and HIV screening in adults, adolescents, and pregnant women.

A pair of study abstracts presented at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, supported the efficacy of entrectinib among 2 different groups of patients, including patients with a rare form of lung cancer and pediatric and adolescent patients with solid tumors.

Study findings have revealed that survivors of pediatric hematologic malignancies who underwent hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) exhibit quantitative and qualitative mandibular bone impairments.

A study focusing on community pharmacies in Missouri, which has a moderate to high prevalence of COPD (6.5% to 7.5%), found that patients with COPD receiving respiratory medication from the pharmacies had high symptom burden and low medication adherence.

Study findings are indicating that patients with migraine are at an increased risk of Bell palsy, and the increased risk varies among age groups.