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Prevalence of cross-state cancer care highlights urgent need for telehealth policy
Laws that prohibit clinicians from providing health care services to individuals residing in other states have impacted tens of thousands of Americans with cancer, according to results of a retrospective study.
Cardiac arrest rates during long-distance running races ‘relatively stable’ in recent years
CHICAGO — Good news for long-distance runners: The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest during marathons and half-marathons remained relatively stable over the past 2 decades, while the risk for sudden cardiac death markedly declined.
VIDEO: Scientific statement addresses ‘paradigm shift’ in sports cardiology practice
In this Healio video exclusive, Jonathan H. Kim, MD, provides an overview of the recently published scientific statement on clinical considerations for participation of athletes with heart disease in competitive sports.
Automated insulin delivery lowers HbA1c, improves time in range in type 2 diabetes
Adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes had a significant HbA1c decline at 13 weeks with use of the Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery system, according to findings from the SECURE-T2D trial.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced lung cancer linked to higher blood clot risk
Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors appeared linked with higher risk for venous thromboembolism among adults with metastatic lung cancer, according to study results presented at CHEST Annual Meeting.
Q&A: ‘We can do better’ preventing, managing sudden cardiac death among US athletes
Sudden cardiac death among athletes, both recreational and master level, remains a public health issue, disparately affecting players of certain sports and athlete demographics, researchers reported.
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists may be safe for patients with diabetes undergoing THA
According to published results, glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists may not be associated with increased complications for patients with diabetes who undergo total hip arthroplasty.
Outcomes may improve with cubital tunnel release regardless of electrodiagnostic diagnosis
Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed patient-reported outcome measures were significantly improved after cubital tunnel release regardless of electrodiagnostic diagnosis.
VIDEO: Tailor compensation plans to meet local needs
In this video from the Academic Orthopaedic Consortium Business & Leadership Symposium, Scott D. Boden, MD, discusses ways to achieve an effective and sustainable, market competitive compensation plan.
Nominal, transparent billing could provide balance to portal messaging system
Clinicians could benefit significantly if medical institutions began billing patients for electronic messages; however, ethical implications of the practice, which include erecting another potential barrier to care, complicate the issue.