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Most buprenorphine treatment provided in the U.S. was prescribed by a small proportion of clinicians, an analysis of retail pharmacy records showed.

For minority patients and other historically underrepresented populations, the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated longstanding disparities in health care.

Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS, Healio chief content officer, received the PM360 ELITE award for her editorial work, particularly surrounding her coverage of the coronavirus, Healio said in a press release.

Researchers found no association between low-value services and patients’ ratings of their health care experiences, an analysis of Medicare claims showed.

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The proportion of Black and Hispanic OB/GYN residents was higher than those in surgical and nonsurgical specialties, a cross-sectional study showed.

Researchers found certain diagnostics linked to adverse outcomes among patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease during COVID-19, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.

A recent survey showed a “noticeable shift” in the way adults in the United States define “healthy” and their motivations for adopting healthy eating habits, an expert told Healio Primary Care.

Across 29 high-income countries, excess deaths in 2020 — the contrast between the number of all-cause deaths compared with historic projections — approached 1 million, a recent study showed.

In general, physicians believed that social media is a helpful tool for collaboration, but men were more likely than women to report certain professional benefits from using it, a survey showed.