Hayden E. Klein

The mobile intervention, based on the Integrated Theory of Health Behavior Change, significantly improved self-management behaviors among patients with tuberculosis (TB).

Interviews conducted with patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) revealed 6 important aspects of daily life that are rarely measured in RA research.

Personalizing treatment for narcolepsy requires shared decision-making between patients and clinicians to understand the most important symptoms that need to be treated and the right therapy, said Michael Thorpy, MD, director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center and professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Elaine Goodman, MD, MBA, clinical lead for population health management at Mass General Brigham, explains how patient access and engagement with health technologies, and the ways these technologies are developed, has evolved.

Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure who are Black or female were less likely to receive a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation compared with White and male beneficiaries.

While a 1-year course of methotrexate improved physical function, pain, morning joint stiffness, and joint inflammation, it did not prevent the development of clinical arthritis.

Developments in health care and research warrant updates to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for infants who are exposed to HIV but uninfected.

A review found rheumatic conditions cause 22.2% of global cases of fever and inflammation of unknown origin.

In 22 countries supported by the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, HIV testing and case identification among children and adolescents decreased 40.1% and 29.4%, respectively.

Elaine Goodman, MD, MBA, clinical lead for population health management at Mass General Brigham, talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic should impact developments in digital health management going forward.

Many algorithms claiming to identify melanoma better than dermatologists are trained on retrospective datasets, which is not reflective of real-world clinical practice, said Jonathan Kentley, MBBS, MSc, research fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Frequent users of an app designed to support HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence had higher adherence rates than individuals who used the app infrequently or not at all.

Screening for islet autoantibodies at ages 2 and 6 was highly predictive of type 1 diabetes (T1D) onset by age 15.

To reduce bias based on the user’s current health status, a mobile health intervention used a future-self avatar to help individuals understand long-term effects of physical activity and nutrition on their body.

Patients, parents, and diabetes health care providers all play a role in ensuring children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) get adequate sleep, said Stacey Simon, PhD, sleep psychologist and associate professor, University of Colorado Denver, Children's Hospital Colorado.

None of the adolescent and young adult (AYA) participants in a study reported experiencing the Six Core Elements of Healthcare Transition during their rheumatology health care transition.

Benjamin Robbins, MD, MBA, venture partner at GV, explains how the venture capital firm decides to invest in health care companies.

Dennis P. Scanlon, PhD, professor of health policy and administration at Pennsylvania State University and editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care®, explains what type of submissions he hopes to see in 2022.

Pegloticase (Krystexxa) injection coadministered with methotrexate received FDA approval for the treatment of gout.

Individuals tend to be more affected by vitiligo if it is visible on their face or hands, said David Rosmarin, MD, vice chair of research and education, Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center.

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.

Frist Cressey Ventures' main mission is to learn how it can partner with entrepreneurs to improve health care, said Chris Booker, partner with Frist Cressey Ventures.

While prevalence of restless leg syndrome (RLS) increases with age, some kids may have it while presenting symptoms of growing pains, explained John Winkelman, MD, PhD, medical director, sleep disorders clinical research program, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Researchers found no evidence of increased risk for severe COVID-19 among children receiving biologic therapies for their psoriasis.

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

Jonathan Kentley, MBBS, MSc, research fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, talks about how dermatologists are working with artificial intelligence (AI) while still making sure patient voices are heard.

Preethi Venkat, MD, second-year internal medicine resident at the University of California, San Diego, discusses differences in hospitalizations for patients with irritable bowel disease (IBD) and Clostridioides difficile (C diff) infection vs those with IBD hospitalized for other reasons.

Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF, FJGES, director of endoscopy and codirector of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses a session on gastrointestinal (GI) invention at the recent conference, Digestive Disease Week, held May 21-24 in San Diego, California.

Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF, FJGES, director of endoscopy and codirector of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses duodenal jejunal bypass liner treatment and future innovations in gastroenterology.

Individuals with refractory or unexplained chronic cough had characteristics consistent of those with chronic cough in general, including cough duration, severity, and 24-hour frequency.