Living in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy
Association partially mediated by neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors
Variation Noted in Physician Turnover Rates From 2010 to 2020
No indication of increase in turnover seen during first three quarters of 2020, coincident with COVID-19
Study Links Greater Number of Chronic Pain Sites to Risk for Dementia
Greater number of chronic pain sites linked to increased incident all-cause dementia, Alzheimer disease but not vascular and frontotemporal dementia
Deaths Due to Opioid Toxicity Up in U.S. During COVID-19
Years of life lost due to opioid toxicity plateaued between 2017 and 2019, then increased through 2021
Opioid-Related Adverse Event Risk Increased With Modified-Release Opioids
Findings seen in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty receiving opioids in the acute postoperative period
JAK Signaling May Be Behind Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Tofacitinib, glucocorticoid showed similar effectiveness for treatment
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Greater Use of Cancer-Related Palliative Care
Increases in palliative care greater for expansion versus nonexpansion states
Biden Moves to Lower Health Care Costs, Limit Insurance Junk Fees
White House is taking steps to close loopholes that saddle Americans with unexpected medical costs
Biden Announces Measures Aimed at Limiting Health Care Costs
Biden administration is targeting scam insurance, surprise medical bills, and third-party health credit cards
Therapeutic Value of Drugs Lower for Supplemental Versus First Indications
For first three approved indications, second and third indication approvals less likely to have high value rating