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
Opioid Tapering Tied to Overdose, Withdrawal, Mental Health Risks for Up to Two Years
Authors hope findings will 'inform a more cautious approach to decisions around opioid dose tapering'
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
Women Remain Underrepresented in Clinical Trials
Gap seen in cardiovascular, psychiatry, and cancer trial participation versus national prevalence disease data
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Alarming Increase Seen in U.S. Deaths From Alcoholic Cirrhosis
Mortality rate increased more than threefold between 1999 and 2019
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Sex Differences Seen in COVID-19 Sequelae, Long COVID
Following SARS-CoV-2 infection, women more likely to develop long COVID-19 syndrome than men
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
Chronically Ill WTC Responders Face Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19
World Trade Center responders with exposure-related chronic conditions also more likely to experience long COVID
Friday, June 17, 2022
2016 to 2020 Saw Increase in Medical Cannabis Licensure
Percent of patients with conditions that had substantial or conclusive evidence of therapeutic value decreased from 2016 to 2020
Monday, June 13, 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
ASCO: Risk for Suicide Elevated in Cancer Patients in the U.S.
Standardized mortality ratio for suicide decreased from 2000 to 2016, but risk remains elevated, especially within first two years of diagnosis
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Bidirectional Risk Seen for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Depression
Increased risk also seen among unaffected siblings of patients with either depression or IBD
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
ASCO: Parental Cancer Tied to Risk for Unmet Social Needs in Children
Unmet social needs include family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation challenges
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
2016 to 2019 Saw Drop in Patients Receiving Opioids, Benzodiazepines
Relative change from 2016 to 2019 varied from −52.0 percent in Mississippi to −6.9 percent in New Hampshire
Monday, June 6, 2022
Short-Term Improvement in Chronic Pain for Oral Cannabinoids
Moderate improvement in pain severity and response for products with high THC-to-CBD ratios, but side effects are seen
Monday, June 6, 2022
Improvements in Self Esteem, QoL After Teen Gynecomastia Surgery
Despite relatively high rate of complications, patients report improvements in self-esteem and in seven health-related quality-of-life domains
Wednesday, June 1, 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