Health Care

Health care providers said they feel undervalued and unsatisfied with the current health care system, and many are considering leaving the workforce, according to Elsevier Health’s first “Clinician of the Future” report.

Earlier administration of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy reduced health care resource utilization in patients with Crohn’s disease but not in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to research.

Gastrointestinal societies voted not to support the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s 2021 revisions to the standards of endoscope processing in health care facilities, according to a published joint statement.

Increased mortality in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, especially in underrepresented and vulnerable populations, was closely linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is hindering humanitarian access and disrupting medical supply chains that are critical to health care in the besieged country, according to WHO.

Although older adult women with chronic kidney disease reported a lower health-related quality of life at baseline, men experienced decline almost twice as fast.

Most physicians and trainees who were surveyed agreed that racism has an impact on health; however, less than half of respondents reported speaking out against a racist encounter or policy.

Patients on hemodialysis are likely to utilize ED care if they have limited access to care and high comorbid condition burdens, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Initial breast cancer care across the United States is inconsistent, which is largely attributed to regional factors rather than patient factors, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.

With the onset of COVID-19, health care providers implemented telemedicine to safely expand care to patients and comply with public health guidelines.