News from Monday, June 9, 2025
Articles
Harnessing Real-World Data and AI to Advance Research and Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
(6/9, Sujay Jadhav, MedCity News) comments “...For life sciences companies and medical device manufacturers, access to robust real-world datasets enables more efficient study designs, enhances post-market surveillance efforts, and supports regulatory submissions with RWE. For clinicians, AI-enhanced RWD insights can inform shared decision-making, ensuring that treatment recommendations align with real-world patient experiences and outcomes. Moreover, by leveraging de-identified RWD in a privacy-protected environment, researchers can conduct retrospective analyses to evaluate long-term treatment safety and effectiveness without the time and expense associated with traditional prospective studies.” Full
Value-Based Care: How Good Ideas Get Crushed
(6/9, Mark Newman, Fast Company) comments “...Value-based care has an elegant premise: pay providers for patient outcomes, not service volume. Better care, at a price aligned with value—what’s not to love? Yet, instead of replacing fee-for-service arrangements, value-based programs were simply added alongside existing arrangements. Since the majority of patients remained under fee-for-service arrangements, value-based protocols resulted in creating even more administrative complexity, not less.” Full
Press Releases
Atropos Health Partners with Databricks to Accelerate Evidence Generation and Advance Precision Medicine in Healthcare
(6/9, Atropos Health Press Release) “...‘Turning data into actionable evidence rapidly and accurately will accelerate the pace of innovation in healthcare,’ said Dr. Brigham Hyde, CEO and co-founder at Atropos Health. ‘By responsibly and compliantly linking massive data sets in healthcare, we will drive not only better outcomes for patients, but a seamless user experience for healthcare researchers and providers.’” Full
Introducing the PCORnet® Playbook: Your Guide to Research Success
(6/9, PCORnet News Release) “...The PCORnet® Playbook is a comprehensive, step-by-step resource that helps researchers successfully plan and carry out studies using PCORnet infrastructure resources. It’s packed with practical tools, best practices, and insights that make it easier to conduct high-quality, patient-centered research at scale. Through the PCORnet® Playbook, you will learn: How to design high-quality, large-scale research projects using PCORnet services, including engagement, data, and network collaboration support. What to expect when collaborating with PCORnet® Network Partners.” Full
Journals
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture vs Metformin in Insulin-Resistant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women: A Network Meta-Analysis of RCTs
Wen-Li Yan, et al.
June 2025, Integrative Medicine Research
Indirect Treatment Comparisons of Momelotinib vs Pacritinib Safety and Anemia Outcomes in Patients with Myelofibrosis
Lucia Masarova, et al.
June 6, 2025, Future Oncology
Comparative Effectiveness of Nitinol Staple-Only Fixation Versus Antiglide Plate Fixation for Weber Type B Distal Fibular Fractures
Kensei Yoshimoto, et al.
June 7, 2025, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Vitamin K Antagonists in Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review
Hafsa Aman, et al.
June 9, 2025, Cureus
A Randomized Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine, Nab-Paclitaxel, Cisplatin with or without a Medically Supervised Ketogenic Diet for Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Gayle S. Jameson, et al.
June 9, 2025, medRxiv