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Telehealth has been around for years in the United States, but it was not until the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that it became so widely used.

Nine pharmaceutical companies issued a joint pledge that seeks to reassure the public about the safety, efficacy of their potential vaccines; fatigue, headache, and fever were indicated as the most common symptoms of COVID-19 in children; the link between vaping use and risk of COVID-19 infection and adverse outcomes becomes clear.

The top 3 issues relevant within cancer care delivery to be discussed at this year's virtual Patient-Centered Oncology Care Conference 2020 will include COVID-19, pharmacy benefit managers, and alternative payment models.

Each Patient-Centered Oncology Care meeting provides dynamic, provoking conversations on the current and future landscape of oncology. This year's PCOC 2020 will work to continue this trend.

While coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is largely a respiratory disease, it is actually a systemic disease that has a wide range of effects and postinfection sequelae that aren’t yet fully known, said Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Transitioning from population to precision health care, as well as eschewing old health care models of the past linked with misuse and excess cost, can assist in evolving the current US health care delivery system.

Children and adolescents initiating selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be at a small increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

A vaccine isn’t the panacea many assume it will be. Even when it becomes available, the virus won’t go away. Real world evidence will be needed to guide decision making.

With little research on the subject, the investigators sought out a connection between certain perinatal factors and risk of young-onset breast cancer in a sister-matched case-control study.

A study using real-world data from an Italian region found two-thirds of patients with chronic migraine treated with erenumab transitioned to episodic migraine within 6 months.

The authors suggest that recognizing the possible link may help identify patients at greater risk, although they do caution that larger studies are needed.

For patients with systemic sclerosis, myopathy is a risk factor for worse outcomes and survival, according to a recent study.

There are now multiple therapeutic options available for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a disease once considered incurable; however, there remains a need for additional treatments and better ways to predict treatment response.

In the past 30 years, we've never seen a heart failure drug that has had such a beneficial effect on the kidneys, said Milton Packer, MD, a distinguished scholar in cardiovascular science at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, and chair of the department of clinical sciences at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.

New findings indicate that relying on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and tissue DNA tests are complementary measures that can better match patients with biliary tract cancer with precise therapies.

A small study says that gloves with sensors could measure impairments in hand function and may have advantages over standard methods.

A healthy diet consisting of fruit, vegetables, and whole grains in middle age may be associated with fewer non-motor symptoms known to precede the diagnosis of Parkinson disease, according to study findings.

Remote patient monitoring of patients with COPD can offer clues about what happens before an exacerbation.

For patients with insomnia amid the COVID-19 pandemic, certain nightly habits can promote sleep hygiene; in addition, lemborexant has emerged as a novel indication if drug intervention is needed.

Findings from a new study in JAMA do not support the use of vitamin D3 supplementation to prevent severe asthma exacerbations in children with persistent asthma.

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If you change the narrative and package SGLT-2 inhibitors as a form of cardiovascular risk modulation, cardiologists may be more likely to get involved in diabetes management, said Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, chairman for the Department of Medicine at the University of Mississippi.

People with HIV are more likely to abuse injectable drugs, alcohol, and opioids, resulting in suboptimal adherence to care plans and delayed HIV diagnoses.

A review on the diagnosis, prevalence, and clinical impact of sarcopenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has found that sarcopenia is both prevalent and negatively impacts clinical outcomes in patients with the disease.

A new analysis found patients with high-cytogenetic-risk multiple myeloma benefitted from adding daratumumab to their therapy.

As chief quality officer for Allegheny Health Network, Brian M. Parker, MD, is responsible for ensuring that the highest standards of patient care quality, safety, and service excellence are achieved.

Sanofi and GSK begin human trials for their COVID-19 vaccine; steroids prove effective in severe COVID-19 cases; a drug combination poses a breakthrough in ALS treatment.

Telehealth claim lines increased 4132% nationally from June 2019 to June 2020, rising from 0.16% of medical claim lines in June 2019 to 6.85% in June 2020, according to new data from FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.