Whether Hospital Care at Home Continues When Pandemic Emergency Ends Is Up to Congress
August 12th 2022When the pandemic public health emergency eventually ends, so will the various waivers and regulatory flexibilities enacted by HHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the ability to provide acute hospital care at home, unless Congress acts.
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The CDC announced it would be loosening recommendations to battle COVID-19 to put more responsibilities on individuals; Mount Sinai Health System has started building a database of patient genetic information; parts of the country see racial disparities in individuals contracting monkeypox.
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Researchers Advocate for Closer Monitoring of Patients With EoE
August 12th 2022A study of adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis in remission showed that those who were followed more closely in the maintenance phase of treatment had fewer strictures and had their disease activity found earlier.
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ACR Releases 2022 Vaccination Guideline Summary for Patients With RMDs
August 12th 2022The summary includes expanded indications for certain vaccines, approaches for live-attenuated vaccines, and medication management around the time of vaccination for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
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Frequent Productive Cough Associated With Worse Outcomes in Asthma, COPD
August 11th 2022Frequent productive cough was experienced by patients with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with symptom prevalence increasing with higher disease severity, according to the results of a recent study.
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Disease Burden of Alopecia Areata Greater in Lower-Income Countries
August 11th 2022Despite decreasing trends observed in the global burden of alopecia areata, low-income countries and Western Sub-Saharan Africa regions continue to exhibit rising incidence and disability-adjusted life-years rates.
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What We're Reading: Drug Pricing Debate; Judge Rules Against Walgreens; Predicting TBI Outcomes
August 11th 2022Policy observers and industry stakeholders debate the possible spillover effects of Medicare drug pricing reform in the employer-based insurance market; a California federal judge rules Walgreens could be held liable for not investigating suspicious orders of opioids in San Francisco; a blood test performed the day of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can predict which patients may die and who may survive with a disability.
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Review Highlights Major RA Management Developments in Past Year
August 10th 2022According to the review, the most important novel developments were related to the repositioning of old drugs in the context of treat-to-target (T2T) therapy and new long-term safety information on Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors.
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Race, Insurance Type Among Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Atopic Dermatitis
August 10th 2022Most patients with atopic dermatitis had flunctuating levels of depressive symptoms, with having public or no insurance, more severe itch, and skin pain cited as additional predictors of adverse mental health outcomes.
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