Perelman School Of Medicine University Of Pennsylvania

County-level improvements in markers for economic prosperity such as median employment, housing occupancy, income and education may be associated with reductions in CV death, researchers reported.

Association of Community Cancer Centers presented awards to three oncologists for their contributions to cancer treatment, clinical research and reducing disparities.

Children with inflammatory bowel disease who receive anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment were more likely to see BMI levels increase and incur a risk for obesity, according to a presentation at Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

To improve shared decision-making in care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, the problem of numeracy – both among patients and providers – must be discussed, according to a presentation at Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

Default option interventions were associated with a significant increase in cardiac rehabilitation referrals for patients with ischemic heart disease, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Higher disease activity and levels of cytokines or chemokines are associated with an increased risk for diabetes mellitus in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

It is safe for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 to continue using renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, researchers reported.

Testing for primary aldosteronism was rare among a cohort of U.S. veterans with treatment-resistant hypertension, yet was associated with higher rates of evidence-based treatment and better longitudinal blood pressure control, data show.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and lupus often avoided office visits and lab testing in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology.

Hospitals that were enrolled in Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program saved about 2% for each major hip or knee replacement they performed compared with hospitals that were not enrolled in the program, data showed.