Chronic, subacute, and acute pain remain among the most common and complex challenges encountered in clinical practice. Inadequate pain management contributes to diminished quality of life, impaired function, and increased healthcare utilization. At the same time, the ongoing opioid crisis …
Individuals from underserved communities often face roadblocks to clinical trial participation, including geographic limitations, socioeconomic barriers, restrictive eligibility criteria, and systemic inequities. These challenges are compounded by unconscious bias among health care professionals (HCPs), which can shut down vital conversations …
Unlike many other cancers, rates of anal cancer and death due to anal cancer are rising in the United States. The increasing incidence is primarily seen in high-risk populations including men who have sex with men (MSM) and people living …
There is a critical and ongoing need to educate nurses and nurse practitioners, who often form the backbone of patient care delivery, about the presence and impact of unconscious bias in clinical settings. As essential connectors within the healthcare provider …
Care of patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) changes substantially when patients reach adulthood and transfer to adult care. Seizure types and frequencies often change with age, behavioral issues may become more difficult to manage, and the introduction of long-term care …
The transition from pediatric to adult care for patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is often hindered by fragmented planning and a lack of personalized support. As young adult patients move from home-based care to group homes, assisted living, or long-term …
A major hurdle in managing type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a widespread gap in clinician awareness around the powerful, far-reaching benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs). These innovative therapies help reduce the burden of cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic (CKM) …
Clinicians face considerable hurdles when diagnosing and managing narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), largely due to overlapping symptoms, insufficient formal training in sleep medicine, and limited recognition of associated psychiatric and cardiometabolic comorbidities. Compounding the challenge, some therapeutic agents—most notably …
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an established and highly effective method of preventing sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and has been instrumental in declining incidence rates. Adherence and access to HIV prevention still pose challenges due to stigma and …