Current Medical Articles

• Many Medicaid Enrollees Do Not Receive Needed HIV Care October 3, 2023
  More than a quarter of people with HIV who were enrolled in Medicaid in 2021 did not receive 1 or more HIV-related health care services, including regular medical visits, viral load tests, and antiretroviral therapy prescriptions, according to a report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human […]
• More Cancer in People Younger Than 50 Years October 3, 2023
  The proportion of people diagnosed with early-onset cancer increased by about 79% around the world between 1990 and 2019, according to an analysis of outcomes across 29 types of cancer. Deaths from cancer increased by about 28%—an absolute increase of about 230 000 deaths worldwide—among people younger than 50 years during that period.
• Error in Table October 3, 2023
  The Insights article titled “Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Adults,” published June 26, 2023, was corrected to fix typographical errors in the Table. This article was corrected online.
• First-Ever Minimum Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes Proposed October 3, 2023
  A proposed rule intends to shore up the quality of care at nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid, the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced.