Rage Has Long Shadowed American Health Care. It’s Rarely Produced Big Change.
Among the biggest-grossing films in America in February 2002 were a war drama about American troops in Somalia (“Black Hawk Down”), an Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie (“Collateral Damage”), and a future Oscar winner about a brilliant...
How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices
Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market. Her job, as a policy advocate at drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, was to tell patient and physician groups about the PBMs’ role in high drug...
Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule
Three Democratic senators asked the country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program that requires some people to work to receive Medicaid coverage. The program, called “Georgia Pathways to...
Predicting Acute Cholangitis in Patients With GIAI Using NLR and ELR
The following is a summary of “Clinical characteristics of adrenal crisis in 371 adult patients with glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency,” published in the December 2024 issue of Endocrinology by Qiu et al. Glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency...
Omega-3 Supplementation During Pregnancy Lowers Infant Egg and Peanut Sensitization
The following is a summary of “Maternal Omega-3 Supplementation During Pregnancy, but Not Childhood Supplementation, Reduces the Risk of Food Allergy Diseases in Offspring,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pediatrics by LBP et al. Maternal omega-3...
Role of Lp(a) in TAVR Outcomes and Aortic Stenosis Progression
The following is a summary of “Influence of lipoprotein(a) on aortic valve calcification in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement,” published in the December 2024 issue of Cardiology by Bormann et al. Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels are...
Nicotinamide Fails to Improve AD Biomarkers or Cognitive Outcomes in MCI
The following is a summary of “Phase 2A Proof-of-Concept Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Nicotinamide in Early Alzheimer Disease,” published in the December 2024 issue of Neurology by Grill et al. Nicotinamide is a coenzyme involved in...
Risk-Adapted Approach to Local Consolidation in MIBC After AMVAC Treatment
The following is a summary of “Phase II Trial of Risk-Enabled Therapy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (RETAIN 1),” published in the December 2024 issue of Oncology by Geynisman et al. Cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC)...
Comparison of Smartphone and Paper Instructions for Colonoscopy Preparation
The following is a summary of “Smartphone Application Versus Standard Instruction for Colonoscopic Preparation: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” published in the December 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Patel et al. Adhering to bowel preparation instructions is...
Comparison of rhTSH and THW for Thyroid Ablation and Recurrence Rates
The following is a summary of “Medium- and long-term recurrence after radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma with recombinant human thyrotropin: a meta-analysis,” published in the December 2024 issue of Endocrinology by Yao et al. Radioactive...
Rage Has Long Shadowed American Health Care. It’s Rarely Produced Big Change.
Among the biggest-grossing films in America in February 2002 were a war drama about American troops in Somalia (“Black Hawk Down”), an Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie (“Collateral Damage”), and a future Oscar winner about a brilliant...
How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices
Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market. Her job, as a policy advocate at drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, was to tell patient and physician groups about the PBMs’ role in high drug...
Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule
Three Democratic senators asked the country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program that requires some people to work to receive Medicaid coverage. The program, called “Georgia Pathways to...
Predicting Acute Cholangitis in Patients With GIAI Using NLR and ELR
The following is a summary of “Clinical characteristics of adrenal crisis in 371 adult patients with glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency,” published in the December 2024 issue of Endocrinology by Qiu et al. Glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency...
Omega-3 Supplementation During Pregnancy Lowers Infant Egg and Peanut Sensitization
The following is a summary of “Maternal Omega-3 Supplementation During Pregnancy, but Not Childhood Supplementation, Reduces the Risk of Food Allergy Diseases in Offspring,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pediatrics by LBP et al. Maternal omega-3...
Role of Lp(a) in TAVR Outcomes and Aortic Stenosis Progression
The following is a summary of “Influence of lipoprotein(a) on aortic valve calcification in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement,” published in the December 2024 issue of Cardiology by Bormann et al. Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels are...
Nicotinamide Fails to Improve AD Biomarkers or Cognitive Outcomes in MCI
The following is a summary of “Phase 2A Proof-of-Concept Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Nicotinamide in Early Alzheimer Disease,” published in the December 2024 issue of Neurology by Grill et al. Nicotinamide is a coenzyme involved in...
Risk-Adapted Approach to Local Consolidation in MIBC After AMVAC Treatment
The following is a summary of “Phase II Trial of Risk-Enabled Therapy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (RETAIN 1),” published in the December 2024 issue of Oncology by Geynisman et al. Cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC)...
Comparison of Smartphone and Paper Instructions for Colonoscopy Preparation
The following is a summary of “Smartphone Application Versus Standard Instruction for Colonoscopic Preparation: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” published in the December 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Patel et al. Adhering to bowel preparation instructions is...
Comparison of rhTSH and THW for Thyroid Ablation and Recurrence Rates
The following is a summary of “Medium- and long-term recurrence after radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma with recombinant human thyrotropin: a meta-analysis,” published in the December 2024 issue of Endocrinology by Yao et al. Radioactive...
