NHS Privatization Tied to Increase in Treatable Mortality
Annual increase of 1 percent of outsourcing to the private for-profit sector linked to annual increase of 0.38 percent in treatable mortality
Thursday, June 30, 2022
PrEP Stigma High Among U.S. Male Couples
Additionally, men underestimate effectiveness of PrEP
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
JCAHO Standards Not Always Supported by High-Quality Evidence
Of 20 actionable standards from The Joint Commission, six completely supported by references, six partly supported
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Life Expectancy in the U.S. Varies by Race, Ethnicity, State
Disparity in life expectancy across states greater when race/ethnicity are considered
Monday, June 27, 2022
Decrease Seen in HIV Testing, Diagnoses During Pandemic
Decreases seen in priority populations including Black gay men, Hispanic gay men, bisexual men, MSM, transgender persons
Friday, June 24, 2022
In AIDS-Related Lymphoma, Outcomes Worse With Hypoalbuminemia
AIDS-related lymphoma patients with hypoalbuminemia show worse overall survival, two-year progression-free survival
Friday, June 24, 2022
CDC Warns of Deadly Outbreak of Meningitis Among Gay Men in Florida
Agency is also emphasizing the importance of routine MenACWY vaccination
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Medicare Could Have Saved $3.6 Billion on Generic Drugs in 2020
Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices
Monday, June 20, 2022
Medicaid Expansion Buffered Health Coverage Loss During Pandemic
Workers who lived in Medicaid expansion states were 5.4 percent more likely to enroll in Medicaid after job loss during pandemic
Friday, June 17, 2022
Disparities in Life Expectancy by Race, Ethnicity, County Persist
In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, API, Latino, White populations, but no change seen for AIAN
Friday, June 17, 2022
Treating Anal HSIL Cuts Anal Cancer Risk in Persons With HIV
Rate of progression to anal cancer lower for those receiving treatment of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Hospital Interns Spend Only 13.4 Percent of Time in Patient Rooms
Real-time locating systems may be used to improve the training experience, authors say
Monday, June 13, 2022
Half of Hospitals Have Implemented No Price Transparency
Only 5.7 percent of hospitals meet both requirements -- a machine-readable file for required price types and an accessible display for at least 300 shoppable items
Friday, June 10, 2022
New Drug Launch Prices Increasing Exponentially Each Year
Findings among newly marketed brand-name prescription drugs launched in 2008 to 2021
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Actions Against Physician Licenses Due to Substance Use Down
However, despite declines from 2004 to 2020, substance use-related actions remain much higher than actions for physical, psychological impairment
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections Up in Persons With HIV
Risk for breakthrough infections increased in association with younger age, history of COVID-19, not receiving additional vaccine dose
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Hispanic, Black Physicians Underrepresented in the United States
With sustained doubling of Hispanic and Black medical students, it would take 92 and 66 years to correct deficit of physicians
Wednesday, June 1, 2022