Dr Kenneth Cohen Discusses COVID-19 Impact on Low-Value Care
January 17th 2022Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP, executive director of clinical research at UnitedHealth Group Research and Development and senior national medical director at OptumCare, explains why low-value care still exists and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the issue.
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AI-Based Anomaly Detection Holds Promise in Screening for Retinal Diseases, Study Says
January 17th 2022Recent findings suggest that with more research, anomaly detection may be an option for general retinal disease screening and identification of novel presentations of common retinal diseases.
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MRD Kinetics Identify High-risk CLL in Study of Zanubrutinib, Venetoclax, Obinutuzumab
January 16th 2022An abstract presented at the 63rd American Society of Hematology Meeting & Exposition found that the regimen was effective and that MRD could potentially be used as a biomarker to inform treatment duration.
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Different Pathogeneses May Cause Dementia in Older, Younger Patients With PD
January 15th 2022Older patients with Parkinson disease (PD) were found to have a higher incidence of dementia compared with younger patients. However, the difference may have to do with different pathologies causing dementia in older and younger patients.
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Heightened Depressive, Anxiety Burden Found in Patients With Comorbid Psoriasis and PsA
January 15th 2022Patients with comorbid psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis exhibited significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety vs those with psoriasis alone, whereas lifetime suicidality prevalence was not different between the 2 groups but still heightened compared with the general population.
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Patients Typically Satisfied With Outcomes of Surgery for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
January 15th 2022Self-reported experiences among the patients showed that 76% of patients were extremely or very satisfied with their surgery and 58% of patients were satisfied with the appearance of their healed wound, despite a recurrence rate of 41%.
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Malnutrition May Decrease Life Expectancy in Those With Heart Failure
January 14th 2022The combined effects of obesity and malnutrition among individuals with heart failure were explored in this recent study from France, with the investigators noting that while malnutrition is a risk factor for adverse outcomes, obesity often confers a protective effect.
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Genomic Profiling for NSCLC Improves Survival Outcomes With Modest Budget Impact
January 14th 2022An increase in the use of comprehensive genomic profiling among patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was associated with additional life-years gained and a low-cost budget impact.
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What We’re Reading: FDA Pick Advances; Recent Years Hottest Yet; Some Omicron Cases Slow
January 14th 2022Senate panel votes to advance Robert Califf, MD, as the new head of the FDA; rising global temperatures spell increased health challenges; Omicron cases may be peaking in some Northeast cities.
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