Collaboration Is Key to Expanding AI Use in Health Care: Erin Weber, MS
April 14th 2025While artificial intelligence (AI) use in health care is currently limited to administrative tasks, Erin Weber, MS, explains that expanding its adoption will require greater collaboration, transparency, and trust among stakeholders.
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Bias Reduction, Better Access Key to COVID-19 Equity Gains
April 14th 2025Interventions that target enhancing health care equity among communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can be improved by including comprehensive needs assessments at the patient, provider, and health system levels.
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Health Equity & Access Weekly Roundup: April 14, 2025
April 14th 2025From the potential impact of tariffs to the World Health Organization's year-long campaign launch focused on improving maternal and newborn health and addressing preventable deaths, here's the latest from the Center on Health Equity & Access.
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COVID-19 Linked to Increased Kidney Risks in Children
April 11th 2025Pediatric patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection had a higher risk of adverse postacute kidney outcomes, such as new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) and declining kidney function, if they had preexisting CKD or acute kidney injury.
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Newly Approved Triplet Regimen Boosts Survival in R/R LBCL: Craig Portell, MD
April 11th 2025ECHELON-3 (NCT04404283) principal investigator Craig A. Portell, MD, speaks to the significance of this triplet approval from February as an alternative to more complex and time-consuming regimens in the setting of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (R/R LBCL).
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National Data Show Rising Risk, Cost of CKD in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
April 10th 2025A series of new studies from the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting exhibit the association between impaired kidney function and prolonged hospital stays, higher charges, and greater resource utilization.
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The Future of GI Drug Delivery in Managing IBD
April 10th 2025New drug delivery technologies, such as nanoparticles, hydrogels, and self-powered microgrippers, are showing great potential for enhancing targeted treatment and sustained release of medications in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, particularly for managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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Mixed Outcomes Persist Between MA, FFS Beneficiaries: Johnie Rose, MD, PhD
April 10th 2025As Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment grows, Johnie Rose, MD, PhD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, underscores the importance of ongoing research into outcomes for MA beneficiaries vs fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries.
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Survey Finds Slow Start on CMS Interoperability Rule Implementation
April 10th 2025With deadlines looming in 2026 and 2027 for compliance with the CMS Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Final Rule, a survey indicates a concerning lack of readiness among payers and providers to meet the new requirements for data sharing.
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Rusfertide Cuts Phlebotomy Need in Polycythemia Vera: Andrew Kuykendall, MD
April 10th 2025In this fourth part of a discussion with The American Journal of Managed Care®, Andrew Kuykendall, MD, clinical researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center and VERIFY investigator, speaks to the impressive patient-reported outcomes seen thus far.
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Lp(a) Awareness Imperative for Enhancing Testing, Prevention Efforts in CVD: Joseph Saseen, PharmD
April 10th 2025Joseph Saseen, PharmD, discussed the importance of knowing lipoprotein a (Lp[a]) levels to enable clinicians to provide the best patient care and spread awareness to those who might be affected.
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Icotrokinra Shows Clear Skin in 75% of Adolescents With Plaque Psoriasis in Phase 3 Trial
April 10th 2025New data presented at the 2025 World Congress of Pediatric Dermatology annual meeting highlights the efficacy and safety of once-daily icotrokinra (JNJ-2113) in adolescents with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
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Inflammatory Diets Raise Risk of Brain Disorders
April 10th 2025Vegetables, fish oil, fruit, and high-fiber foods have anti-inflammatory effects, while low-fiber bread and animal fats are associated with pro-inflammatory effects. Diets heavier on these pro-inflammatory foods may be associated with higher risks of brain disorders.
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