Health Care Delivery

Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, director of pharmacy at Emory Winship Cancer Institute, discusses treatment options available to patients with rare diseases, as well as the challenges these patients and their pharmacists face in accessing these treatments.

An intervention for Black women living with HIV was shown to have improved perceived outcomes when incorporating a support network and when the program structure emphasized trust.

The Accountable Health Communities Model facilitates multisector coordination. Implementation science elucidated the contextual factors that facilitated the use of this model in Arizona.

Specialty pharmacy is a big area of growth, with opportunity for patients, and specialty pharmacists can help payers and insurers ensure that patients get the full value of oncology medications, noted Andre Harvin, PharmD, MS, MBA, chief pharmacy officer, Oncology Services, Cone Health Cancer Centers.

The highest proportions of patients with severe ocular impairment at baseline showed greater improvements in symptom severity on ravulizumab in comparison with placebo after 26 weeks.

A study found that negative experiences and concern for future children's health drive hemophilia carriers to choose prenatal tests, with cognitive factors playing a role.

New research suggests conventional fractionated and hypofractionated proton postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) yield similar tolerability and complication rates for patients following mastectomy.

Patients with SLE who reported being more satisfied in their lives were more likely to have higher physical and mental component summary scores.

Patients who have with sickle cell disease (SCD) could have a slower processing speed and higher cerebral blood flow compared with controls.

In a longitudinal case study, researchers found that higher inflammation levels may predict poor outcomes following bariatric surgery.

A meta-analysis found that the use of magnetic resonance–guided daily adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) correlated with fewer acute grade 2 or higher gastrointestinal (GI) or genitourinary (GU) toxicities compared with CT-guided non-adaptive SBRT in patients with prostate cancer.

Across 65 cardiovascular guidelines with nearly 7500 specific recommendations published 2012-2022, only 170 recommendations directly incorporated shared decision-making.

The consortium involved in the newborn genomic sequencing initiative consists of a diverse and growing selection of stakeholders.

Lower fertility rate and increased risk of pregnancy loss were identified among women with moderate to severe psoriasis, according to a new study.

In part 1 of this 4 part series, Michael Thorpy, MD, talks about salt intake and how health guidelines and individual habits shape what kind of medication is right for patients with sleep disorders like excessive daytime sleepiness or narcolepsy.

An uptick in laxative use causes shortage; ketamine can help suicidal thoughts but can be hard to access; new data suggest that abortions increased in most states in 2023.

Out of several factors, surgical complications were the only factor independently associated with emergency department (ED) readmission among patients who underwent surgery for ovarian carcinoma.

In an exploratory analysis, Hispanic men with primary and metastatic prostate cancer exhibited higher frequencies of certain altered genes compared to non-Hispanic men.

In hemophilia cases where there is uncertainty, especially when your factor level is near the 50% cutoff, genetic testing becomes important, Ragni says.

Investigators wanted to understand potential clinical relationships between daily activity measurement and patient-centered heart failure–related outcomes using smartwatch data.

Severe and frequent ocular symptoms were more likely in adolescents and young adults who used e-cigarettes and cigarettes.

Rising temperatures demand action against heat-related illnesses; school superintendents face complex decisions as COVID-19 cases rise; national staffing standards for nursing homes present challenges.

The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) generated its second highest annual savings since the program began more than a decade ago.

Removal of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) might exacerbate disparities for African American patients with lung cancer.

Compared with other industries, in the health care space, challenges connected to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) include processing reimbursements and clinical operations.

Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, president and CEO at SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, discussed the growing roles of middlemen between physicians and their patients in an increasingly complex system.

While the challenges in affordability and accessibility emphasize the importance of early awareness and interventions, equitable access to the screening itself poses a crucial hindrance.

Adverse effects associated with glucocorticoid use among patients with rheumatoid arthritis may not be as burdensome as previously indicated.

Measuring biochemical recurrence (BCR) as a surrogate marker produces unreliable results as a primary end point for overall survival of patients with localized prostate cancer, a study found.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Foundation has launched an initiative to prioritize mental health care.