Gastroenterology
Gut Microbiome Molecular Mimicry and Multiple Sclerosis
MS involves the interaction between an aberrant immune response and predisposing genetic components. Gut microbiome dysbiosis leads to neuroinflammation and the development of MS symptoms. The gut microbiome is an effective therapeutic target for the treatment of MS. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative immune-mediated disease with a complex etiological basis. The disease is a...
Post-COVID Conditions Are Common Among Adult Survivors
Incident conditions that may be attributable to COVID-19 are common among adult COVID-19 survivors, according to research published in the May 24 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Lara Bull-Otterson, Ph.D., from the CDC COVID-19 Emergency Response Team, and colleagues used electronic health record data...
Nearly Half of Older Adults Use Online Physician Ratings
More than four in 10 older U.S. adults have used online physician rating sites to select physicians, according to a study published online April 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Jeffrey T. Kullgren, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues assessed use and perceptions of online physician ratings and reviews...
Several Racial/Ethnic-Minority Groups Underrepresented in Health Care Professions
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black, Hispanic, and Native American people are underrepresented in 10 health care professions, according to a study published online March 31 in JAMA Network Open. Edward Salsberg, from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and colleagues estimated the racial/ethnic diversity of the current health care workforce and the...
Special ACA Enrollment Window Brings Insurance to 500,000 Americans
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than half a million people have gained health coverage under a special sign-up window for Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance plans, the White House said Wednesday. Officials said even more Americans will get insurance under the sign-up opportunity that will be available until Aug. 15 because millions...
Branded Rx Requests Up Medicare Costs by $1.6 Billion
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Prescribers and patients motivated 30.4 percent of all branded dispensing of multisource drugs in the Medicare Part D program in 2017, according to a study published online March 2 in JAMA Network Open. Mariana P. Socal, M.D., Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in...
Risk of Quitting Up for Medical Center Employees, Faculty During Pandemic
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A substantial number of employees and trainees working at medical centers have experienced major stress and work disruptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey study published online April 2 in JAMA Network Open. Rebecca K. Delaney, Ph.D., from the University of Utah in Salt Lake...
Medicare Spending on Physician Services Down $9.4B During First Half of 2020
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Medicare spending on physician services declined an estimated $9.4 billion between January and June 2020, according to a report from the American Medical Association (AMA). Kurt Gillis, Ph.D., on behalf of the AMA, used claims data to assess Medicare fee-for-service spending for the first six months of 2020,...
Mobile Robotic System Perceived as Acceptable for Health Tasks
FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A mobile robotic system is perceived to be acceptable for use in multiple health tasks, and its use for triage interview is satisfactory for patients, according to a study published online March 4 in JAMA Network Open. Peter R. Chai, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston,...
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