Black Patients Have Similar Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Effectiveness, Lower Toxicity
Black patients have longer time to treatment discontinuation, similar time to next treatment, slightly improved overall survival than White patients
Nonoperative Management Cost-Effective for Pediatric Appendectomy
Compared with laparoscopic appendectomy, nonoperative management was also more effective
Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray
More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics
American Seniors Struggle to Pay Medical Bills More Than Peers in Other Wealthy Countries
Antiobesity Medications Tied to Decreased Alcohol Use
Findings seen among individuals enrolled in a telehealth weight management program
Long-Term Sex Hormone Treatment in Transgender Care Tied to Changes in Body Composition
Longitudinal changes seen in regional fat and muscle composition and cardiometabolic biomarkers
Deprescribing Antihypertensives Not Tied to Hospitalization for Heart Attack, Stroke
Estimated unadjusted cumulative incidence did not differ between long-term care residents who were deprescribed or continued antihypertensives
Two Common Antiseizure Medications Do Not Harm Child Neurodevelopment
No differences seen in six-year verbal abilities for children exposed, unexposed to antiseizure medications in utero
Incidence of HIV Lower With Twice-Yearly Subcutaneous Lenacapavir
HIV incidence was significantly lower with lenacapavir than daily oral emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Current Prenatal Multivitamin, Mineral Labels Are Misleading
Authors say inaccuracies have the potential to harm pregnant persons and fetuses
