The rates of respondent dissatisfaction with current hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) treatment options are high, likely due to undertreatment with available therapies, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.
In 2021, health care costs associated with gastrointestinal health reached $111.8 billion. But, this is more than just a number. This statistic also represents the increasing physical and financial burdens on patients, medical professionals, and the overall health care system.
An analysis of differential coding patterns between Medicare Advantage (MA) and Traditional Medicare (TM) plans estimated how much coding differs between insurers and how much extra revenue insurers receive as a result.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collects user fees from drug and medical device companies to fund its work ensuring the safety of these products. Creating a similar program that collects fees from food companies could generate much-needed resources to strengthen the FDA’s oversight of foods, according to a new legal and policy analysis published in the journal Health Affairs.
While Food is Medicine programs are successfully helping patients manage their health, many initiatives are small-scale pilots, providing treatment to several hundred or several thousand patients.
Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the National Healthcare Group (NHG) have jointly pioneered an innovative imaging technique combining Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) with artificial intelligence that could significantly improve the diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common form of skin cancer worldwide.
Difficult childhood experiences of mothers, rather than fathers, appear to have a negative impact on children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and autism. This has been shown in a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. The researchers call for a broader approach and more parental support.
Individuals who were conceived in colder seasons are more likely to show higher brown adipose tissue activity, increased energy expenditure and a lower body mass index (BMI), and lower fat accumulation around internal organs, compared with those conceived in warmer seasons, suggests a study published in Nature Metabolism. The findings, based on an analysis involving more than 500 participants, indicate a potential role for meteorological conditions influencing human physiology.
Kidneys are the most transplanted organ in Germany. According to the German Organ Transplantation Foundation, a total of 1,514 kidneys were transplanted after post-mortem organ donation in 2023, out of a total of 2,986 transplanted organs. For patients with advanced kidney failure, a kidney transplant remains the best treatment option.
Urothelium is the term for the mucous membrane that lines the urinary tract. This includes the renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder and the upper part of the urethra. In the vast majority of cases, urothelial carcinomas grow in the bladder (bladder carcinoma).