Practice Management News

Increased mortality following lung transplantation was found among both Black recipients and those who received a lung from a Black donor, and this disparity could not be explained by socioeconomic status, according to study results.

A long-acting muscarinic antagonist plus long-acting beta agonist (LABA) was linked to fewer COPD exacerbations and pneumonia hospitalizations vs. an inhaled corticosteroid and LABA, according to results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Long COVID symptoms widely ranged based on the severity of the acute illness phase, demonstrating the need for individualized and multidisciplinary care, according to researchers.

Paxlovid lowers the risk for severe COVID-19 among younger vaccinated adults with at least one serious comorbidity, researchers found, although their study did not see the same benefit for patients without medical comorbidities.

WASHINGTON — When discussing COVID-19 vaccination with veterans who do not trust the health system, it is important to listen and not argue with them, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Concerns about potential malpractice liability are top of mind for many physicians of all specialties. This is not surprising given recent verdicts in medical malpractice actions that have awarded millions of dollars in damages to plaintiffs.

Thousands of samples taken from white-tailed deer in the U.S. showed that SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted from humans to deer more than 100 times, mutated, and then was potentially transmitted back to humans in three cases, researchers reported.

Many states have corporate practice of medicine prohibitions.

President Joe Biden announced new proposals that aim to lower health care costs by reinstating limits on short-term insurance plans and addressing surprise medical bills and medical debt.

A study of more than 50 adults with a serious inflammatory syndrome linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection found that fewer than half were diagnosed with the condition while they were hospitalized.