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In-hospital mortality and the Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) model are not associated with changes in odds for Black individuals or female individuals.

Investigators optimized the assay during development and qualification to be used in the clinical setting for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

Although machine learning models demonstrate potential to improve early detection of Alzheimer disease, sample sizes that underrepresent ethnic and racial groups result in unfairness.

Findings may translate to a safe intervention for older women at risk of osteoporosis.

The prospective observational study assessed a 2-year increasing lung cancer diagnosis risk, lung cancer characteristics, and the overall survival between LNP and LDCT screening.

Eliminating certain factors within the GRN resulted in the network shutting down, potentially leading to cancer cell death due to an inability to replicate, according to the study authors.

Genetic risk, pertaining to sodium and potassium pathways, could help tailor interventions specifically to patients for the management of hypertension.

The risk of poor cognitive performance was nearly double in participants who had the greatest number of sleep disturbances compared to the least.

This study showed the importance of a multidisciplinary team’s expertise to investigate a clinical inquiry beyond the scope of the clinicians’ skillset and their access to necessary technology.

The efficacy of biologics suggests a potential for biologic-based treatment for patients with asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap.

The pattern for the diminished learning curve, associated with elevated amyloid levels, was consistent across 3 memory tasks, with strongest results for recalling digit-signs and groceries prices.

There was no statistically significant difference between Lovenox (Sanofi–Aventis Pharmaceuticals, France) and biosimilar enoxaparin in the occurrence of post-operative thrombosis for digestive cancer.

Investigators did not find any association between energy drink consumption during pregnancy and any adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Available data indicate that as much as 50% of all antibiotics prescribed for individuals may be either unnecessary or not administered in the most effective manner as recommended.

The study highlights the ongoing need for health care providers to recommend respiratory illness vaccinations to increase protection among nursing home residents during the peak season of infection.

Pharmacists involvement in HIV care and treatment has been shown to lead to clinically and statistically significant improvements in ART adherence, as well as greater viral load suppression for patients with HIV.

However, comprehensive policy and payment structures are needed to ensure care sustainability.

The study results also determined that those who were previously vaccinated against smallpox had a 2.7 times higher immune response than those who were not previously vaccinated.

The investigators advise that the use of bendamustine should be avoided when possible in patients with refractory LBCL who are potential candidates for CAR T-cell therapy.

At a time when pharmacist burnout and turnover is higher than ever before, talent retention is increasingly a strategic imperative for hospitals.

Billions of samples are discarded while investigators struggle to assemble collections.

Real-world data can help resolve access barriers by providing a highly detailed view into the barriers that impact specific patient populations.

The new understanding of immune cells could not only contribute to the development of lung disease treatments, but treatments for other organ systems as well.

True patient centricity treats the whole patient and places an emphasis on broader patient engagement and satisfaction.

Patients who receive stimulation at different parts of the brain may reap benefits.

Although we have made strides in adopting technology to combat diversion, the uptake of advanced technology is slow and steady.

A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology found a systematic educational approach overcomes obstacles in prescribing guideline-directed antihyperglycemic medications.

According to the findings, the use of venetoclax, as well as other new therapies, improved overall survival from 28.6% to 45.3% in non-Hispanic Black patients with AML.