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From 2006 to 2015

2006 to 2015 Saw Decrease in Medicare Beneficiary ICU Use

Admission rates to the ICU significantly decreased, with large variations seen by state
A policy change to Massachusetts' shelter eligibility was tied to increased pediatric emergency department visits for homelessness and substantial health care costs

Change in Shelter Eligibility Policy Tied to More ED Visits

ED visits for homelessness at children's hospital increased 4.5 times after policy was enacted
Patients with Takotsubo syndrome

High Risk for Readmission for Takotsubo Syndrome

Of TTS survivors, 11.9 percent readmitted within 30 days, with associated mortality of 3.5 percent
In adults with moderate obesity and either impaired glucose tolerance or recently diagnosed mild type 2 diabetes

Gastric Banding, Metformin Similar for Improving Glycemia

Both preserved β-cell function in obese adults with impaired glucose tolerance, mild T2DM
Web-based programs may be effective in helping patients make lifestyle changes to control non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Web-Based Lifestyle Program Works for Liver Disease Patients

Similar weight, liver enzyme improvements seen with group- and web-based programs for NAFLD patients
Doing without medical care is much more common among low-income residents of states that have not expanded Medicaid than among low-income people in other states

Without Medicaid Expansion, Poor Patients Forgo Medical Care

Seventeen states have not expanded Medicaid, and expansion is an election issue in several states
Overall

Number of Children Not Receiving Vaccines Slightly Increased

However, coverage with most recommended vaccines among children aged 19 to 35 months stable, high

American College of Gastroenterology, Oct. 5-10

The American College of Gastroenterology's 83rd Annual Scientific Meeting The annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology was held from Oct. 5...
Maternal use of β-blockers in the first trimester of pregnancy is not associated with a large increase in the risk for overall or cardiac congenital malformations

β-Blockers in 1st Trimester Do Not Up Congenital Malformations

No large increase in the risk for overall, cardiac malformations in international cohort
Among patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer who have not previously received an ALK inhibitor

In NSCLC, Longer Survival With Brigatinib Than Crizotinib

Longer progression-free survival in those with ALK-positive dz who did not previously take ALK inhibitor