Health Care
Study finds melanoma treatment costs have increased, but so has survival
While the adoption of immunotherapies and targeted systemic therapies for the treatment of melanoma has increased overall survival in patients, it has also significantly increased health care costs, according to a study.
First nonprescription oral contraceptive sees strong support among providers
Analysis of the online conversation among health care professionals on social media in July revealed significant online discussion and support for the first-ever nonprescription daily oral contraceptive, norgestrel 0.075 mg.
VIDEO: The case for continued masking in health care settings
As the United States settles into the endemic phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals should continuously evaluate whether masking is necessarily and under what circumstances, according to an expert.
Changes coming to key mental health care law, comments due Oct. 2
Several updates have been proposed for a key law upholding access to mental health and addiction care, and the federal government is taking public comments on them until Oct. 2.
Health care policy fellowship helps practitioners understand intricacies of ESRD program
Being able to interpret the alphabet soup of health care policy related to kidney care is daunting for experienced clinicians.
Three groups of health care workers face an increased risk for death from drug overdoses
Health care support workers, social or behavioral health workers and registered nurses were at an increased risk for death by drug overdose compared with non-health care workers, underscoring the need for interventions, data show.
Integrating midwifery model of care key to address disparities, maternity care crisis
More fully integrating the midwifery model of care in philosophically aligned health care teams and institutions could be important in addressing disparities and the maternity care crisis in the U.S., according to a published expert review.
RPA: Nephrologists will likely see up to a 1% decrease in pay under Medicare proposal
Payments to nephrologists will likely go down by 1% or stay the same under the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2024, according to an analysis by the Renal Physicians Association.
Menu calorie labeling may reduce obesity-related cancer burden, health care costs
The 2018 introduction of calorie labels to restaurant menus appears to have yielded a net reduction in caloric intake of 20 to 60 calories per meal among Americans, potentially reducing risk for obesity-associated cancers.
More than one-third of LGBTQ+ patients with cancer report discrimination in health care
More than one-third of LGBTQ+ patients with cancer have faced discrimination in a health care setting because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to survey results from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.