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Almost half of older Medicare beneficiaries have high persistent spending throughout the full year before death

Persistent High Spending Common in Year Before Death

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Overall, 48.7 percent of older Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2012 had persistent high spending
For patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes mellitus and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Long-Term Pioglitazone Safe, Effective for NASH, T2DM

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Safe and effective for patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
More than one-third of U.S. patients with atrial fibrillation who need anticoagulation to prevent strokes aren't receiving it

Too Many A-Fib Patients Taking Aspirin Instead of Anticoagulant

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Anticoagulants -- not aspirin -- dramatically cut the risk of stroke, researchers say
Very low target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels may not benefit all patients with preexisting heart disease

Moderately Low LDL May Be Enough to Ward Off CVD Risk

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Researchers find reduction to 70 mg/dL range not associated with additional benefit
Most women diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy are still retained in clinical care over the first year postpartum

Most Women Diagnosed With HIV in Pregnancy Retained in Care

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Of those women with viral load test in first year postpartum, 58 percent had unsupressed viral load
Dulaglutide and glargine in combination with prandial lispro are associated with a similar percentage of time spent in the normoglycemic range

Dulaglutide, Glargine Plus Lispro Improve Glycemic Control

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Dulaglutide and glargine plus lispro result in similar proportion of glucose values in normoglycemic range
The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors vildagliptin and sitagliptin have similar effects on incretin hormone secretion

Vildagliptin, Sitagliptin Have Similar Effects on Incretin

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Inter-individual variability seen in L-cell feedback induced by DPP-4 inhibitors
For patients with fibromyalgia

IV Lidocaine Has No Meaningful Impact in Fibromyalgia

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No clinical manifestations for combination of lidocaine for four weeks with amitriptyline
The creation of a reset room is one of several solutions that can help physicians and medical providers address burnout

Reset Room Can Help Address Physician Burnout

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Reset room is one of three steps Hennepin County Medical Center has introduced to address burnout
Physicians who receive even one free meal

One Free Meal From Industry Ups Brand-Name Rx Among Doctors

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Study sheds light on a popular marketing tactic that may raise drug costs for seniors