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The 2024 EBMT activity report marks a major cellular therapy milestone, showing record allogeneic HCT, continued CAR-T expansion, and persistent disparities in donor use, pediatric activity, and country-level access.
A cancer program quality improvement initiative reached a 100% smoking-status ask rate through an electronic hard stop, but assistance for identified smokers remained inconsistent, underscoring the implementation gap between screening and e
Older stroke patients treated in rural hospitals received less inpatient rehabilitation and more skilled nursing facility care than urban patients, with fewer days at home over 1 year but similar overall mortality.
A multicomponent emergency department workflow using screening, electronic prompts, and discharge decision support significantly increased naltrexone prescribing for patients with alcohol-related diagnoses.
A large pooled US cohort study found that COPD substantially reduces life expectancy, even among never-smokers, with years of life lost increasing progressively from GOLD stage 1 through stage 4.
A national SRTR analysis shows that transplant center geography still strongly influences effective donor access after CAS implementation, and the 2026 proximity-weighted amendment is likely to widen disparities, especially for biologically
Portable HEPA air cleaners plus motivational interviewing improved symptoms and quality of life in smokers with COPD by reducing indoor particulate matter, though lung function and exacerbations did not significantly change.
A nationwide French cohort found earlier diagnosis, falling relapse rates, and major treatment shifts in AQP4+NMOSD and MOGAD, with rituximab linked to lower disability risk in AQP4+NMOSD and overall milder disability trajectories in MOGAD.
Wearable accelerometer sleep-wake patterns were linked to later dementia risk in two UK cohorts and modestly improved prediction beyond age and standard risk factors.
A large cohort study found that health plan disenrollment after starting buprenorphine or naltrexone for opioid use disorder was linked to higher all-cause and overdose mortality, highlighting the importance of continuous coverage and treat
A new Dutch study suggests e-consults may not dramatically cut hospital referrals overall, but they still offer important benefits when used in the right patients, specialties, and workflows.
The American College of Physicians urges major reforms to Medicare Advantage, including more accurate payment, simpler quality measures, tighter oversight of marketing and prior authorization, and stronger transparency to better protect ben
A large U.S. study found major geographic and socioeconomic differences in how critically injured patients are transported to verified trauma centers, with outcomes varying by region, rurality, and neighborhood deprivation.
Hospitals that serve more Black patients had higher rates of trial of labor after cesarean and VBAC success among low-risk patients, suggesting hospital practices may influence cesarean-related disparities.
A long-term stroke study found that cognition improves most within 6 months, with memory and language recovering better than executive function. Early cognitive impairment was the strongest predictor of outcomes years later.
Blood mtDNA copy number showed a U-shaped association with future type 2 diabetes risk in younger adults, suggesting that both low and high levels may signal higher risk.
A hospital-based screening and treatment program for unhealthy alcohol use was feasible in a diverse safety-net population and was linked to short-term reductions in alcohol risk scores, especially among patients who received follow-up and
Reduced visit time pressure in primary care was linked to slightly more diagnoses, prescriptions, and diagnostic testing, especially for patients with multiple chronic conditions. The study highlights how appointment scheduling can influenc
Telemedicine is no longer an emergency workaround. New policy guidance shows how virtual care can improve access, but only if payment, safety, equity, and prescribing rules evolve carefully.
In a large retrospective glaucoma cohort, delayed follow-up was common yet was not generally associated with visual field worsening, although longer delays appeared more consequential in eyes with worse baseline visual field loss.
