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Trauma-Informed Care for Youth: Addressing Disparities and Adverse Childhood Experiences

Trauma-informed care recognizes that past experiences, especially trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), shape health, behavior, and well-being in powerful ways. Youth who experience ACEs, particularly those from marginalized and underserved communities, are at disproportionate risk for health, developmental, and …

EPSDT for Children: Screening, Prevention, and Care Coordination in Medicaid and Beyond

The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit is designed to give Medicaid-insured children the strongest possible start by offering age-appropriate screenings, comprehensive preventive care, and timely treatment. In practice, however, many families still encounter frustrating gaps between …

Speaking with Care: Spanish Essentials for Patient Engagement

Spanish-speaking populations in the United States often face significant disparities in health care access, quality of communication, and health outcomes. A key driver of these disparities is a lack of culturally and linguistically competent communication between healthcare providers and patients. …

Bridging Cultures: Foundations for Serving Latine Patients in Pharmacy Settings

Spanish-speaking and Latine populations in the U.S. experience significant health disparities driven by language barriers, limited access to culturally responsive care, and systemic factors such as documentation status and insurance limitations. Pharmacists play a critical role in improving medication understanding, …

Step Into Prevention: Mastering the Power of PrEP in HIV Care

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 …

Balancing Pain Relief and Safety: The Opioid REMS Advantage

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 …

EPSDT for Children: Screening, Prevention, and Care Coordination in Medicaid and Beyond

The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit is designed to give Medicaid-insured children the strongest possible start by offering age-appropriate screenings, comprehensive preventive care, and timely treatment. In practice, however, many families still encounter frustrating gaps between …

Unraveling the Complexities of cUTI Care: Modernizing cUTI Care with the 2025 IDSA and EAU Updates

Complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) represent an important and growing challenge in clinical practice, affecting individual patients’ health and quality of life while exerting a substantial burden on the healthcare system. Despite being common, these infections are underrecognized. The July …

Methodologies for HER2-Low and Ultralow IHC: A Guided Laboratory Case Walk-through for Pathologists

Accurately distinguishing HER2-low and ultralow expression in metastatic breast cancer (mBC) is critical, yet it presents unique challenges for pathologists. Traditional binary HER2 classifications no longer meet clinical needs, as the availability of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) now depend on more …