Health Care Delivery

Social determinants of health present many health-related challenges for Medicare Advantage (MA) plan members, something these plans are looking to overcome by diversifying their service offerings.

Endoscopic sinus surgery was associated with improvement in self-reported olfactory function among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), in which a longer CRSwNP disease course and higher blood eosinophilia were cited as risk factors linked with poor sense of smell recovery.

Few data exist on how right ventricular fractional area change (RVFAC) may contribute to outcomes among patients hospitalized for heart failure, so that potential relationship was investigated in this new study from Japan.

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between inpatient opioid receipt and care experiences of women hospitalized for vaginal delivery.

This new report suggests patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) have improved odds when they undergo Mohs micrographic surgery.

Veterans often have characteristics and comorbidities that can make them less likely to be included in clinical trials.

Abstracts presented at this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual meeting detailed the financial hardships many patients with cancer face, including those related to high-deductible health plans and clinical trial participation.

Investigators from Ghana evaluated cardiac abnormalities among persons living with HIV who were or were not on highly active antiretroviral treatment.

Successful comprehensive genomic profiling of tissue samples among patients with lung cancer was more likely to occur when samples were extracted via resections vs fluid cytology, biopsy, or fine-needle aspirations.

Although the autoimmune response that reduces β cell numbers has often been the focus of research in type 1 diabetes (T1D), findings from a new study suggest proinflammatory signaling in islet β cells may play a significant role in disease progression.

Researchers have found that resistance to the BCL2 inhibitor was driven by methylation and epigenetic silencing of PUMA.

Almost 15% of US adults have trouble falling asleep, with difficulties varying across sociodemographic and geographic categories including age, family income, and urbanization level.

Drug survival rates of biologics in patients with psoriasis were shown to be associated with their effectiveness and safety profiles, in which incidence of psoriatic arthritis, nail involvement, and other factors were indicated as effect modifiers.

COVID-19 was ranked in the top 5 diagnoses through telehealth in the Midwest, Northeast, and West regions as well as nationally in the month of April, coinciding with an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Over the past decade, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has sought to boost lung cancer screening rates, but several challenges remain.

Panelists at the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions 2022 Leadership Summit discussed the latest innovations in digital therapeutics and how they benefit patients on an individual and broad scale.

At AHIP 2022, Vanessa Bobb, MD, PhD, FAPA, vice president of Behavioral Health & Medical Integration at CDPHP, moderated a session on real-world study findings showcasing cost and quality benefits of value-based contracting in behavioral health. Bobb discusses findings of the study and how value-based programs can be better leveraged in mental health and substance abuse care.

Integrating primary care with behavioral health services, improving provider training on mental health, and policy changes were all noted as strategies to combat the rising mental health and substance abuse epidemic during a keynote session at AHIP 2022.

Research presented at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Congress show the safety and efficacy of dupilumab across several progressive diseases with underlying type 2 inflammation, including eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), severe asthma, and severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Publishing their findings on the earliest treated infants to date, the researchers detailed the outcomes of 2 patients treated with nusinersen in their first week of life after receiving a spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) prenatal diagnosis.

A university hospital saw an initial drop of new cases, but treatment efficacy was unaffected.

Using chronotropic response as a reference, study authors from Japan investigated the potential influence of exercise-induced heart rate on cardiac output reserve and exercise capacity among a cohort of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Elaine Siegfried, MD, professor of pediatrics and dermatology, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, addresses the comorbidity profile associated with atopic dermatitis and the utility of disease-modifying drugs to reduce risk of comorbid conditions.

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in children is a rare condition known to be associated with COVID-19, but more research is needed to identify at-risk patients and guide public health interventions.

Emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations were 22% higher among cannabis users, with acute trauma and respiratory-related reasons as the primary causes for emergency care.

Researchers found that risk of adverse events and mortality did not increase following certain rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatments.

Investigators from Toronto compared morbidity and mortality outcomes among patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Panelists of a keynote session at AHIP 2022 discuss how lessons learned from investment and infrastructure in public health during the COVID-19 pandemic can be leveraged to promote equitable care for all Americans and prepare for the next public health emergency.

Will Nutland, DrPH, is cofounder of PrEPster, honorary assistant professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and an activist.