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August 14, 2023
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VIDEO: Medication advancements impacted by diabetes technology innovations

Healio spoke with David Klonoff, MD, about the latest innovations in diabetes medications.

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July 27, 2023
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Community affluence, insurance mediate CV mortality among Black, white cancer survivors

Insurance and neighborhood socioeconomic status were significant mediators of inequity in CV mortality among Black and white cancer survivors, according to a study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

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July 26, 2023
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VIDEO: Where asthma relievers fit in treatment plans

In this video, Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, spoke about case presentations and panel discussion on asthma relievers from the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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July 07, 2023
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Housing instability factors into cost of care after TAVR

Residential instability, a component of neighborhood social deprivation included in the Ontario Marginalization Index, was associated with increased health care costs after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, researchers reported.

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July 06, 2023
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Direct admission vs. interhospital transfer yields cost, outcomes benefits for non-STEMI

Adults with non-STEMI who went directly to a Netherlands intervention center had shorter hospital stays, less time to revascularization and lower costs compared with those who initially presented at a general center, researchers reported.

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July 03, 2023
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VIDEO: Utilizing shared decision-making in psoriatic arthritis

Healio spoke with Philip J. Mease, MD, about factors to consider when making psoriatic arthritis treatment decisions.

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June 23, 2023
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Q&A: Continuity of primary care lowers health costs

Higher continuity of care has consistently been linked to better patient outcomes, and health care systems should consider ways to better the practice, according to researchers.

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June 17, 2023
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Quadruple therapy borderline cost-effective for HFrEF; drug prices continue to rise

Researchers reported quadruple therapy with SGLT2 and angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibition was narrowly cost-effective compared with standard care plus SGLT2 inhibition alone for patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction.

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June 13, 2023
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Patients with diabetes are increasingly turning to GoFundMe to pay medical bills

Many people with diabetes in the United States have turned to crowdfunding to pay their medical bills, even though a quarter of patients sampled had insurance, according to the results of research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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June 01, 2023
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Study: MDs and DOs offer similar quality, cost of care

Medicare patients who were treated by osteopathic and allopathic hospitalists received similar quality and costs of care, according to the results of research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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