Serious effects of influenza preventable in adults
The influenza immunization rate is a closely watched HEDIS measure among plans. Influenza vaccine is about 80% effective in preventing infection in general, although its effectiveness is lower in the elderly. In addition, its effectiveness can vary from year to year, depending on the match between the vaccine and the particular strains of influenza circulating that year.
γδ T cells infiltrate small cell lung cancer tumors and can kill them without the MHC-I machinery these tumors typically switch off, and patients with more of them trended toward longer survival on anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy.
Psychedelic therapies are nearing FDA decisions, but people with HIV, many covered by Medicaid, have been left out of nearly all trials, commentary authors argue.
Christopher Stanley, M.D., MBA, says Henry Ford Health now projects its 2027 employee healthcare insurance premiums to increase half as much as what had been expected, partly because of Populance’s to bring about cost-effective care.
David Feldshon, M.D., a Yale gastroenterologist who still performs endoscopy two days a week at 75, discusses his approach to MASLD and life outside the clinic.
Researchers in Lyon, France, conducted a retrospective cohort study of intensifying the dosing of biologics such as Humira, adding oral antibiotics, or both as ways to boost the response of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.