Health Care Delivery

New research identified risk factors for postoperative migraine and compared the incidence of migraine following general or neuraxial anesthesia.

A new analysis published in JAMA Oncology found the United States Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) 2021 update to lung cancer screening recommendations helped close a racial disparity gap in screening rates.

The Great Resignation is sending health care workers out of the industry in massive numbers, and this, coupled with the ongoing transformation of health care, is creating the perfect storm. Alleviating their stress, burnout, and disengagement is a necessary first step. But the proper development, training, and upskilling is also crucial.

Patients with psoriasis exhibited superior efficacy outcomes when treated with ultraviolet (UV)-based phototherapy plus other adjuvant therapies vs UV monotherapy, with similar safety profiles shown for both approaches.

New data revealed that rates of all-cause mortality among those with diabetes decreased between 1995 and 2016 in high-income countries.

In a National Coverage Determination decision memo released Tuesday, CMS said it will gather public comment for 30 days about its plan to limit coverage for Alzheimer disease (AD) biologics that target plaque buildup in the brain to patients enrolled in certain clinical trials.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we interview the lead author of a paper in the January issue of Health Affairs about what physicians know and don't know regarding their responsibilities to accommodate patients with disabilities when they come in for an office visit.

The Biden administration announced a requirement for insurance companies and group health plans to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests; critical staffing shortages are reported nationwide amid record surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations; the first-ever successful animal-to-human heart transplant was announced.

Following a review of trials that evaluated reduced sodium intake among patients with heart failure, investigators found no improvement to patient quality of life or their risks of mortality and hospital readmission.

The study found 1 in 5 physicians felt acne had a negative impact on their working lives.

Posters from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus 2021 meeting detailed how coverage of genetic testing aligns with current guidelines as well as the potential budget impact of expanding access to comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP).

Recent learnings about treating parenchymal brain metastases stem from several solid tumors, most commonly non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, and melanoma, all of which have benefitted from targeted treatments in recent years.

The 30-day readmission rate among patients receiving post-hospitalization at-home interventions was roughly half the rate of a control group.

President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for large businesses was met with skepticism from the conservative-majority Supreme Court; COVID-19 hospitalization rates are rising for young children not yet eligible for vaccination; exercise is shown to lower risk of dementia even in those already presenting with symptoms.

Gleaning data from real-world studies, investigators determined that commercially developed and open-source automated insulin dosing systems are safe and effective.

Theresa Juday, RPh, director, Specialty Product Development, CVS Health, discusses the potential of cognitive behavioral therapy to address health disparities in underserved communities.

As noninvasive ventilation grows in popularity, new research examines when the therapy works, and when clinicians should be cautious.

A Danish study observed emergency department (ED) health care providers and identified 5 factors that could play into patient involvement in medication discussions, particularly in older patients with polypharmacy.

One-year outcomes varied among patients with differing neovascular glaucoma etiologies, but many achieved meaningful vision after surgical treatment that included glaucoma drainage devices.

Patients with psoriasis who had comorbidities were associated with worse health-related quality of life and impaired treatment outcomes with conventional therapy, whereas biologic treatments maintained high efficacy despite presence of co-occuring conditions.

CDC officials clarified the agency's new isolation recommendations for individuals infected with COVID-19 and provided updates on its efforts to reduce pediatric cases among those too young to receive vaccines.

The safety profiles of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD) was comparable with patients with non-inflammatory RMD and the general population, according to a new study.

CMS proposed rulemaking Thursday that would pass pharmaceutical price concessions to beneficiaries in Medicare Part D plans and make the medical loss ratio in Medicare Advantage plans more robust.

An analysis concluded that cemiplimab may be more cost-effective than chemotherapy as first-line treatment for some US patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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David R. Stukus, MD, FACAAI, of Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and a board member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, talks about the increase of eosinophilic esophagitis, or EoE, along with other allergic conditions.

Human papillomavirus surrogate marker p16 was identified as a potential prognostic biomarker for standard-of-care immune checkpoint blockade therapy response in non-oropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Korean patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis achieved and maintained markedly improved skin clearance with dupilumab treatment in a real-world setting, including in the face and hands.

Patients with diabetes living in rural or deprived regions in the United States are less likely to achieve optimal care for their condition, according to a new cross-sectional study.

The Biden administration doubled its order of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral drug; California is now the first state to require health insurance plans to cover at-home STI tests; the Supreme Court will hear in-person arguments Friday to decide whether to block federal vaccine mandates.