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Association of Community Cancer Centers announced the newly elected members of its executive committee and board of trustees for the 2021-2022 term.

Although cost, side effects and a busy schedule are among the most cited barriers to lupus treatment adherence in racial minorities, specific hurdles vary by patient and adherence level, requiring a personalized approach, according to data.

Circulating branched-chain amino acids and branched-chain keto acids are strong predictors of the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes, and targeting them could contribute to improved cardiometabolic health, according to a speaker.

The American Heart Association issued a scientific statement with recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment and secondary prevention of central retinal artery occlusion, or CRAO.

Combining pegloticase with immunomodulation therapy greatly improves pegloticase response rates in patients with uncontrolled gout, according to a systematic review published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Medicare patients may be able to safely undergo outpatient shoulder arthroplasty despite a more severe comorbidity burden, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Specialty Day Meeting.

Patients with an increased BMI exhibit increased patellar and trochlear cartilage strain after acute, dynamic loading, according to recently presented results.

Primary care physicians are often left out of efforts to bring COVID-19 under control in the United States, but increasing their involvement could have a substantial impact on the pandemic, according to experts.

Editor’s note: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth use exploded in 2020 as an integral patient communication modality for many health care systems. Telehealth not only provides the ability for virtual communication between provider and patient, but also may be used to remotely manage a patient’s physical therapy needs. This blog reviews the use of telehealth for postoperative joint arthroplasty rehabilitation.

An estimated 17 million cancer survivors live in the United States.