CPAP Treatment Can Significantly Reduce Hypertensive Adverse Outcomes in Pregnancy
August 24th 2024When women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) carrying high-risk pregnancies collaborate with their health care providers to find the best individualized continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, their risks of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia may drop appreciably
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Health Equity & Access Weekly Roundup: August 24, 2024
August 24th 2024Learn more about the negotiated Medicare drug prices and what the FDA's rejection of therapeutic MDMA means for mental health care through expert reactions. Other highlights include pharmacy-based HIV care, gaps in care for gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and the obesity epidemic.
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Postdischarge Mortality Remains Unchanged Despite Advances in Heart Failure Care
August 23rd 2024Heart failure mortality rates after hospital discharge have seen little improvement since 2010 among Medicare beneficiaries, with real-world outcomes falling short of clinical trial expectations.
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Alopecia Areata Linked to Autoimmune, Psychiatric Risks
August 23rd 2024Patients with alopecia areata have a significantly increased risk of developing psychiatric and autoimmune diseases both before and after diagnosis, highlighting the importance of comprehensive care for these individuals.
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Beyond Early Stage: Biomarker Testing's Role in Advanced Lung Cancer
August 23rd 2024In part 1 of our interview with David P. Carbone, MD, PhD, The Ohio State University, he addressed why it is important to conduct biomarker testing in both lung cancer overall and non–small cell lung cancer more specifically.
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SMN Depletion May Increase Risk of Liver Damage, Fatty Liver in SMA
August 22nd 2024A retrospective, single-center cohort study utilized liver ultrasound, serum collection, and proteome analysis to draw associations between spinal motor neuron (SMN) protein depletion and heightened risk for fatty liver disease in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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Stable MRI in Multiple Sclerosis Reveals Relapses as Acute Clinical Events
August 21st 2024Acute clinical events with stable MRI were more likely among patients with multiple sclerosis who had longer disease duration, received highly effective disease-modifying therapies, and who presented with fatigue.
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Following FDA Rejection, Experts Discuss MDMA Therapy, Improving Care for Veterans With PTSD
August 21st 2024The FDA's decision to reject midomafetamine (MDMA) capsules in combination with assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AT) for adults with PTSD reignited the controversial conversation around investigative psychedelic therapy.
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Virtual Reality Is a Game-Changer During Blood Draws for Pediatric Patients With SMA
August 21st 2024In honor of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month, Abraham Homer, MS, the gaming technology supervisor and creative technologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, shared how virtual reality transformed care for patients with SMA.
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Substance Use Disorder and HIV/AIDS: Addressing Dual Crises
August 21st 2024At AIDS 2024 in July, Kelly Dyer, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, presented research findings from an investigation at the intersection of health equity, substance use detox, infectious disease screening, and patient harm reduction.
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