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Lack of knowledge about how skin conditions present on lightly pigmented skin has resulted in diagnostic delays, underassessment, and an impact on quality of life for patients with skin of color.

Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, who spoke at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event on population health March 9, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri, discusses the shift to value-based care.

The findings from this single-center cross-sectional study, say the researchers, suggest that IL-6 signaling may be a promising target for the treatment of patients with glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA)–induced autoimmune epilepsy.

Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, medical director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, reviews emerging therapeutics being investigated for the prevention and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

Using data from the PROVE-HF study, investigators conducted a subanalysis of outcomes among patients receiving sacubitril/valsartan who did and did not have ischemic heart disease.

Research showed the risk of progression to type 1 diabetes (T1D) was nearly 70% lower among children with high iron intake compared with children with moderate iron intake.

A new case series highlights characteristics and challenges of this subgroup of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG).

Patients who had breast reconstruction or gynecologic surgical resection were equally satisfied with in-person and virtual postsurgical follow-up.

Sleep and genetics play individual roles in increasing a person’s risk for asthma, but their combination also heightens that risk.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was found to have increased from 2003 to 2019, especially in Black and Hispanic children.

Lung transplant carried out by a robot may reduce postsurgery pain; Audit finds Utah’s prison health care system has been noncompliant; Possible debt negotiation will limit Supplemental Nutrition Food Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Most patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) said they can go about their daily activities without restriction, the authors found, because of gains in functional status and quality of life (QOL).

A review of cases involving Jehovah’s Witnesses found many modalities can be successfully deployed to treat thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).

This combination is among the many cancer vaccine collaborations being pursued.

Vaccines were safe in transplant recipients, but their efficacy was affected by immunosuppressive therapies.

More information is needed to better understand variations in how the drug affects individual patients.

Attendees at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) 2023 Spring Conference heard presentations about using electronic health records to identify cases of Clostridioides difficile earlier, as well as an update about infection control strategies.

Immunotherapies are an important breakthrough in cancer treatment, but little is known about which practices adopt the therapy or the pace at which they do so.

The April 2 plenary session at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 2023 Annual Conference, entitled, “Sleep Disorders, Fatigue, and Cognitive Function in Cancer Survivors" reviewed guidelines for handling symptoms that are increasingly common as the survivorship ranks grow.

The current study, which showed that cannabidiol (CBD) blocked signals carried by the molecule lysophosphatidylinositol in neurons, offers new insights into these mechanisms.

Researchers collected physical function measures and blood samples from 24 patients enrolled in a 16-week trial of at-home aerobic and/or resistance exercise.

The review aimed to characterize the impacts of clinical response, delayed disease progression, and lines of therapy on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for patients with multiple myeloma.

A post-hoc analysis of the EMPOWER-Lung 1 and 3 studies demonstrates long-term survival and responses for patients with locally advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with cemiplimab.

Although new guidelines from the CDC say that masks need not be worn in counties where transmission level for COVID-19 isn’t high, many health systems still plan to mask.

Investigators compared outcomes for severe mental illness between patients with both chronic skin conditions and healthy controls, using data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD.

A study from the United Kingdom observed that the processes that contribute to obstructive sleep apnea might contribute to early cognitive decline in otherwise healthy individuals.

Physicians may be able to better identify patients with chronic cough using the combination of 2 coughing tests.

According to interim results from the REPRIEVE study, individuals with HIV who took the daily statin experienced a 35% reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CVD) events, compared with those who received a placebo.

The study also found lasting benefits of the supplement for bone density up to age 4.

Estimated rates of lung cancer screening with low-dose CT were extremely low among eligible patients across insurance types in 2017, with rates varying between patient demographics.