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A recent study sheds light on issues surrounding the system's functionality, transparency, and responsiveness.

Ruben A. Mesa, MD, president and executive director of Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses key challenges and opportunities for improving cancer care among rural and minority patients.

A retrospective analysis of data from the US National Inpatient Sample revealed the prevalence of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome was significantly increased in patients with IBS compared with those without IBS.

IQ score could be detrimentally influenced by an individual’s HIV infection, both through neurons and the gut.

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who wore an Apple Watch and reported daily pain scores could have their pain scores accurately predicted during hospital admission for vaso-occlusive crises and after discharge.

Compared with those without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients with both sepsis and COPD had higher intensive care unit (ICU) mortality rates, longer ICU stays, and higher in-hospital mortality rates.

These new findings are important as α-blockers (ABs) are the most prescribed class of medications for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), but the cardiovascular safety profile of this treatment is not well understood for this patient population.

Up to 30 million individuals could lose Medicaid coverage; a new initiative demands increased focus on women's health issues; survey reports increased 5-year lung cancer survival rates from 2015 to 2019.

Posters presented at ACAAI 2023 Annual Scientific Congress assessed digital health tools to improve asthma self-management.

The strongest associations between diabetes and colorectal cancer risk were observed in participants with a recent diabetes diagnosis and those who had not undergone recent colonoscopy, underscoring the significance of cancer screening.

“The silencing of Black cancer patient voices impacted patients’ health care utilization and had implications for their physical health,” the authors wrote.

Pharmacists play a role in advising patients with hair loss about self-management and proper application of over the counter products.

Some of these symptoms include breast puckering, nipple discharge, and retracted nipple.

Critically ill older patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had their 28-day mortality predicted using machine learning algorithms.

Two posters presented at the 2023 Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference assessed phase 4 study findings on tildrakizumab in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

This new research sheds light on the importance of follow-up meetings for young patients discharged from emergency departments (EDs).

Both the retina as a whole and separate retinal layers had a reduction in retinal thickness after the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatments.

The weight loss drug semaglutide showed significant cardiovascular benefits; Texas and Florida are restricting the promotion of COVID-19 vaccines; some Ohio legislators are seeking to block courts from interpreting the state’s recently passed constitutional amendment that created a right to abortion.

Robert Gluckman, MD, MACP, from Providence Health Plan, spoke about how medicine and pharmacist interaction can be cost-effective.

Research presented at the 2023 American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine Annual Meeting emphasizes the potential need for patient support programs targeting at-risk populations to enhance disease management and reduce acute care utilization in myasthenia gravis.

The findings suggest the presence of CHIP before HCT may have potential to serve as a biomarker for CVD risk after HCT in patients with multiple myeloma.

In a systematic and meta-analysis review of cohort studies that featured nearly 1.7 million individuals, study authors concluded that there is an association between high body mass index (BMI) and an increased risk of incident type 1 diabetes.

The implementation of a mailed stool test program increased colorectal cancer (CRC) screen-up-to-date rates compared with lower-intensity interventions, such as patient letters.

Durable mechanistic effects and a good safety profile were found in patients who took mitapivat for sickle cell disease (SCD).

Women of varying backgrounds, educational levels, and marriage status opted for different types of breast reconstruction based on different values.

Adzynma is the first product to be approved for the treatment of the rare blood disorder that has 90% mortality when left untreated.

Jorge Garcia, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE, discussed how infusion therapy can be administered as ambulatory drug infusion and its relation to biosimilars.

A senator opposes the Biden drug price negotiation plan and proposes a new model to help manage weight loss drug costs; Black children are underdiagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with their White peers; lawmakers and witnesses said that policy makers must balance innovation with potential harms when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.

Compared with infants born at term, infants born preterm following exposure to HIV had no observed increase in acquisition of HIV.

In a recent review, researchers overviewed the challenging aspects of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), highlight the genetic and etiological variability, and advocate for research to expand personalized medicine.