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A barbershop-based intervention can lead to significantly reduced blood pressure and sustained improvements over one year in black men

Barbershop Intervention Leads to Reduced BP in Black Men

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Barbers promoted follow-up with pharmacists, who prescribed blood pressure medication
For patients with heart failure

Follow-Up Within Seven Days of Heart Failure Discharge Beneficial

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One-year mortality and admission lower for patients with follow-up care within seven days of discharge
Physician mothers experience discrimination in a range of ways

Persistent Discrimination ID’d Among Physician Mothers

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Physician mothers report limited opportunities for advancement, financial inequalities, lack of support
Among patients with cancer starting chemotherapy who are at intermediate-to-high risk

Apixaban Prevents VTE in Cancer Patients Initiating Chemotherapy

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Major bleeding occurred in more apixaban-treated than control patients
The highest risk for myocardial infarction occurs around 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve

Emotional Stress of Holidays Can Trigger Heart Attacks

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Higher risk seen on Christmas Eve, particularly in older adults with diabetes, heart disease
Both pregnancy losses and a history of at least five live births are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease

Pregnancy Losses Linked to Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

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Women with five or more live births at increased risk for coronary heart disease, hospitalized MI
Medication errors in acute care that result in death occur most often in patients older than 75 years

Medication Errors Resulting in Death Most Common in Elderly

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Most common medication error category was omitted medicine or ingredient
Despite declining incidence

Risk for Hospitalization for Heart Failure Greater With Diabetes

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Rate has declined but remains higher in those with type 1 or 2 diabetes than in those without
Because of greater patient delays from symptom onset to first medical contact

Greater Patient Delays for Women With STEMI Than Men

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Greater patient delays accounted for 12 percent greater ischemic time among women in 2012 to 2016
National health care spending slowed in 2017

2017 Saw Slowing in National Health Care Spending

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Slower growth in health care spending mainly due to use and intensity of goods and services