New Survey Identifies Health Concerns Motivating Voter Choices in Key Demographic
August 14th 2024As the 2024 election approaches, older adults, who comprise more than half of ballots cast, are highly concerned about health care costs, financial scams, and fraud. Concern varies based on gender and political ideology.
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Targeted Programming Essential to Boost PrEP Coverage Worldwide
August 14th 2024A trio of posters presented at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, explored widespread disparities in access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and how to make access more equitable, both globally and locally.
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Assessments Help Identify Patients With Myasthenia Gravis at Risk for Respiratory Distress
August 13th 2024A series of portable respiratory function tests for patients with mild to moderate myasthenia gravis (MG) were found to be useful methods to diagnose previously unidentified at-risk cases for respiratory deterioration.
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Fruit and Vegetables Outperform Medication and Baking Soda to Treat Hypertension
August 13th 2024Patients with hypertension-related chronic kidney disease who increased daily fruit and vegetable consumption showed improved cardiovascular health and reduced blood pressure compared with participants who added baking soda to their diet or who received pharmacological-only treatment.
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Routine Lab Tests Insufficient for Long COVID Diagnosis, RECOVER Study Reveals
August 13th 2024New findings from the RECOVER-Adult cohort study show that 25 routine clinical lab tests are not effective in diagnosing postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, echoing results from earlier studies.
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Everywhere and Everlasting: The Persistent Threat of Forever Chemicals
August 13th 2024The persistence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), otherwise known as "forever chemicals," poses a great threat to the environment and public health, as demonstrated by continually emerging research.
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Higher Health Service Use, Mortality Rates Found Among Homebound Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries
August 12th 2024Homebound beneficiaries of a national Medicare Advantage (MA) plan had higher health service use and mortality rates, highlighting the need for tailored care strategies for this population.
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Corticosteroids vs Noncorticosteroids in Pediatric Dermatology: Challenges and Considerations
August 12th 2024Challenges in choosing between corticosteroids and noncorticosteroids for pediatric dermatologic conditions include balancing efficacy, safety, compliance, and long-term management while considering the specific needs and risks of each child.
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Empowering Black Women Through HIV Prevention
August 11th 2024For the recent AIDS 2024 conference, we spoke with Nishita Dsouza, PhD, MPH, Columbia University School of Social Work Social Intervention Group, who presented research on HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention among Black women with criminal legal system involvement.
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Medicare Advantage Program Linked to Higher Inhaler Adherence in Patients With COPD
August 10th 2024Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who were invited to enroll in a program that reduced inhaler costs and provided medication management had higher inhaler adherence; however, there was no significant impact on exacerbations or overall health care spending.
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Advancements in R/R Lymphoma: Bispecific Antibodies in Focus
August 10th 2024In part 1 of our interview with Anna Sureda, MD, PhD, president of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, she summarized the current treatment landscape for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL).
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Biomarker Testing: Key to Personalized Lung Cancer Care
August 9th 2024David P. Carbone, MD, PhD, director of the thoracic oncology center at The Ohio State University in Columbus, discusses the importance of biomarker testing in both lung cancer overall and non–small cell lung cancer specifically.
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