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Improving the prevention and diagnosis of primary Clostridioides difficile infection in older adults could reduce mortality and economic burden, according to recent research.

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps exhibited significant improvement in olfactory function when treated with a combination of oral and nasal steroids vs nasal steroids alone.

A new report shows better than 80% concordance between liquid biopsy and tissue biopsy.

A study found that dementia was associated with patient mortality and length of stay when patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were admitted to a hospital.

This new study from Germany evaluated the use of and satisfaction with continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) since health insurance companies in the country began reimbursement of the technology in 2016 for persons with insulin-dependent diabetes.

Researchers assessed the incidence of this potentially deadly complication among patients who recently underwent surgery for their non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Built environments can shape how active an individual is, while policy decisions made decades ago impact health disparities today. To address these critical social determinants of health, experts are calling for increased cooperation between urban planners and the public health field.

At the 2022 Community Oncology Conference, Elizabeth Spurlock, MA, PHR, director, Human Resources Business Partner, Texas Oncology, discussed the prevalence of burnout among physicians, staff, and administrators, and several strategies to reduce risk and support the health care workforce.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes were associated with a higher risk of neurocognitive decline, but kidney disease stage did not appear to affect risk.

The special enrollment period for Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage has opened to low-income Americans; the FDA approves the first drug for a rare genetic epilepsy disorder; the National Institutes of Health to launch biomarker testing program for pediatric tumors.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Teresa Tyson, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP, and Paula Hill-Collins, DNP, MSN, FAANP, discuss how The Health Wagon, a free mobile-based and nurse-managed clinic, provides accessible health care to rural residents in Virginia's Appalachian region.

Variations between current core outcome sets and how trials are actually measuring self-management among patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) show the need for further established outcome domains.

A new frailty-based outcome prediction model for multiple myeloma (MM) was found to be an easy-to-use tool in clinical practice and produced valid results based on a large real world cohort of patients with a new MM diagnosis, according to a recent study.

Taiwanese patients with psoriasis were found to be at greater risk of developing gout; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use was shown to decrease such risk.

During the recent Association of Community Cancer Centers’ 2022 Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit, panelists suggested that the laser focus on rebates by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) may be hindering uptake of biosimilars, thereby keeping some off of formulary lists.

Researchers set out to determine any differences between patients with benign recurrent vertigo, vestibular migraine, or Menière's disease.

A provisional clinical opinion from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommends that patients with advanced cancer with specific genomic alterations undergo genomic sequencing.

Antiplatelet/anticoagulant (APAC) therapy can protect patients from developing nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, according to a recent study.

The presence of breast arterial calcification may serve as a biomarker for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women.

Emerging research on therapeutics and practical approaches to managing a myriad of dermatological conditions, as well as a growing focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion will be explored at the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting, which will take place March 25-29, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Starting July 1, credit-reporting giants will remove certain medical debts; AstraZeneca’s Evusheld was shown to reduce the viral load of subvariants BA.1, BA1.1, and BA.2; about 4% of middle school students and 13% of high school students use some type of tobacco product, according to a report.

Linda Stein Gold, MD, director of dermatology clinical research at Henry Ford Health System, incoming vice president, American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), previews AAD 2022 and what she looks forward to both learning and teaching others.

If corroborated by longer-term studies, researchers argued the treatment could be a safe short-term treatment for patients.

Investigators also studied omega-6, but they found no evidence that it is involved in causing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Lori Timmins, PhD, and Eugene Rich, MD, discuss the findings of their interim analysis of data from the first 3 years of the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative, a large-scale effort of primary care redesign meant to improve care fragmentation among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.

Advances in whole genome sequencing are helpful in linking genetic variants with diseases, but the process is more challenging in cases of rare and ultra-rare diseases.

This new investigation compared outcomes among pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) before and after COVID-19 restrictions were imposed in Dallas County on March 15, 2020.

A randomized clinical trial examined patient quality of life in Parkinson disease (PD) when adding different adjuvant therapies to levodopa to help control dyskinesia and a flaring of symptoms during OFF periods to see if one drug class had any benefit over another.

A recent study found that older men with higher body mass index are more likely to receive a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, but women are accounting for a growing number of new diagnoses.