Risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) stem from disease-specific causes, disease treatment, and factors that face the general population, according to researchers, who ...

Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients need information and support. As a physician, how should you prepare for that conversation? For expert advice, I'm joined by Cleveland Clinic oncologist and ...

Panelists discuss how disease progression monitoring requires integrating multiple data points including symptoms, six-minute walk tests, biomarkers like BNP/NT-proBNP, and imaging studies, with risk ...

When doctors and insurers want to evaluate a patient’s health status, they typically use objective and broad measures, such as laboratory and vital sign measures like blood pressure or hemoglobin A1c, ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Enhancing Value By Evaluating Health Care Services.” The series discusses ways to extend the use of tools for clinical and economic ...

In this segment, Dr Luskin examines how patient-related factors influence treatment decisions in blastic plasmacytoid ...

In today’s healthcare landscape, patient satisfaction is more than just a goal—it’s a metric that directly influences hospital ratings, reimbursement, and reputation. One of the most scrutinized tools ...

In recent years, health care systems have expanded the types of programs and services they offer to better address the needs of the whole person. This evolution is evident within the Veteran Health ...

Credit: Shutterstock In addition to bone health, maintaining adequate vitamin D levels can reduce albuminuria, which has been linked to an increased risk for CKD progression. Repleting vitamin D ...

When I was a resident psychiatrist, I saw a referral in our emergency room for a patient who had “committed suicide” on a social media platform. I was confused and distressed. What did suicide, in ...

Executives are looking more to their chief information officers, data experts and IT team overall to improve care and hospital operations more than they ever did in the past. That’s because the ...