September 20th 2024
The author discusses a program to prevent kidney decline and progression to dialysis by offering education, support services, and help navigating the health care system to those most at risk.
September 10th 2024
Dr Kashyap Patel on Health Equity Discussion at the 2022 Community Oncology Conference
March 14th 2022Kashyap Patel, MD, chief executive officer, Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associations, and current president of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), previews his discussion on health equity to be held at the 2022 Community Oncology Conference.
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Incidence of Nasal Polyps Linked With Severe Radiographic Disease in CRS
March 13th 2022Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with severe radiographic disease were more likely to report incidence of nasal polyps and be managed by endoscopic sinus surgery, but did not show greater health care utilization.
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Study Finds Better Outcomes When Patients Admitted With ARF Have Quick Inter-ICU Transfers
March 11th 2022A retrospective, quasi-experimental study found that patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute respiratory failure (ARF) saw better outcomes when an inter-ICU transfer came within the first 2 days of admittance.
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Dr Soumya Chakravarty Discusses Impact of Diagnostic Delays for Psoriatic Arthritis
March 11th 2022Soumya Chakravarty, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR, strategic lead, Rheumatology Therapeutic Area at Janssen, spoke on adverse patient outcomes caused by diagnostic delays in psoriatic arthritis and progress made to address this unmet need.
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Dr David Penberthy on ACCC Presidential Theme, Discussions for Next Year’s Meeting
March 10th 2022David Penberthy, MD, MBA, medical director of radiation oncology at Southside Regional Medical Center, discusses his theme as president-elect of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) and what initiatives and discussions he looks forward to addressing over the next year.
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Continuously Updated Forecasting of SARS-CoV-2 in a Regional Health System
This study presents a methodology for forecasting demand of COVID-19 on health resources in an integrated health system.
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Patients With CRSwNP, Comorbidities at Greater Risk for Revision Sinus Surgery
March 8th 2022Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) who have comorbidities were more likely than those without co-occuring conditions to require revision endoscopic sinus surgery over a 10-year period.
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Contributor: Telehealth Utilization Grew for Second Straight Month in December 2021
March 8th 2022For the second straight month, national telehealth utilization, measured as a percentage of all medical claim lines, grew in December 2021, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.
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Data from 2015 show approximately half of US-born adults were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children; Florida’s Department of Health to advise against COVID-19 vaccination for "healthy" children; Black patients remain underrepresented in clinical trials for newly approved drugs despite FDA efforts.
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A significant increase has been observed in Texas residents traveling out of state for abortion care; nearly a third of people who previously had COVID-19 cited lingering symptoms up to 1 year after infection; muscle strengthening exercises linked with lower risk of disease and early mortality.
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Integrating Primary Care and Public Health for Advance Care Planning
This article proposes a new model, Public-Primary ACP, that leverages coordination between primary care and public health workforces to improve delivery of advance care planning.
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Multidisciplinary Approach Identifies Allergic, Immunology Burden in Severe AD
March 4th 2022Patients with severe atopic dermatitis showed significant associations with concomitant contact dermatitis and immune dysfunction after undergoing a multidisciplinary evaluation between allergy, immunology, and dermatology specialists.
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Dr Soumya Chakravarty on Intertwined Pathophysiology of Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
March 2nd 2022Soumya Chakravarty, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR, strategic lead of the Rheumatology Therapeutic Area at Janssen, discussed the interlinked pathophysiology of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and the involvement of inflammatory mediators for both conditions.
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Looking Beyond COVID-19, US Health Officials Outline Next Steps to Fight Disease
March 2nd 2022From one-stop testing and treatment sites to boosting research and surveillance, Biden administration health officials expanded on the COVID-19 plan the president announced in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, but the plan will require additional funding from Congress.
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A study finds that lower-dose vaccines given to children aged 5 to 11 years provides less protection against infection; President Joe Biden will announce a major overhaul of nursing home quality during his State of the Union speech; United Nations report highlights need for drastic action to address climate change.
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New CDC guidance says that Americans who live in areas with low to medium COVID-19 transmission can stop wearing masks indoors; GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) halts 3 vaccine clinical trials for the respiratory syncytial virus in pregnant women; a scientific advisory panel recommends a major overhaul of the US transplant system.
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Dr Edward W. Cowen on Unmet Needs, Care Considerations Regarding Pustular Psoriasis
February 26th 2022Edward W. Cowen, MD, MHSc, senior clinician and acting branch chief, Dermatology Branch, National Institutes of Health, discusses considerations to address unmet needs and identify appropriate treatment of patients with pustular psoriasis.
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Understanding Complexity, Utilization Patterns of Patients at FQHCs
February 25th 2022On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Nadereh Pourat, PhD, MSPH, and Alex Sripipatana, PhD, MPH, discuss research on care complexity and utilization patters of patients at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).
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