A new study conducted in Malawi and Tanzania has found that almost half of patients admitted to hospital had multiple long-term health conditions, which was associated with significantly increased risk of death and disability. 

Research on home care cooperatives – agencies co-owned and managed by home care workers – has identified key factors that appear to significantly improve the quality of care for patients,  all centered on empowering workers as stakeholders: incorporation of worker input into care planning; a boost in motivation derived from being co-owners; selective hiring of high-performing workers; and access to high-quality, hands-on training

Treatment with upadacitinib, a JAK inhibitor, resulted in sustained remission for almost half of the clinical trial patients with giant cell arteritis