Dermatology
Medicare Could Have Saved $3.6 Billion on Generic Drugs in 2020
Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices
Medicaid Expansion Buffered Health Coverage Loss During Pandemic
Workers who lived in Medicaid expansion states were 5.4 percent more likely to enroll in Medicaid after job loss during pandemic
Disparities in Life Expectancy by Race, Ethnicity, County Persist
In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, API, Latino, White populations, but no change seen for AIAN
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Can Help Assess Psoriasis Severity
Mexameter erythema readings are a good representation of skin oxygenated hemoglobin, but not deoxygenated hemoglobin
Global Seroprevalence of Tickborne Lyme Disease About 14.5 Percent
Factors associated with Bb seropositivity include male sex, age ≥50 years, residence in rural areas, suffering tick bites
FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Severe Alopecia Areata
Olumiant is the first FDA-approved alopecia therapy that treats the entire body rather than a specific spot
Hospital Interns Spend Only 13.4 Percent of Time in Patient Rooms
Real-time locating systems may be used to improve the training experience, authors say
Higher Fish Intake May Increase Melanoma Risk
Higher total fish intake, tuna intake, nonfried fish intake positively linked to risks of malignant melanoma, melanoma in situ
Half of Hospitals Have Implemented No Price Transparency
Only 5.7 percent of hospitals meet both requirements -- a machine-readable file for required price types and an accessible display for at least 300 shoppable items
One in Nine May Get Delayed Large Local Reaction After Moderna Vaccine
Higher risk seen among women and among individuals aged 30 to 69 years