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Medication organization devices may cause medication-related adverse events in unintentionally nonadherent older people

Medication Organization Devices Tied to Adverse Effects

Study identifies design elements for future trials to evaluate device effectiveness in elderly
Psychosocial factors may be more important than traditional clinical measures in predicting functional disability in the first year after a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis

Psychosocial Factors Predict Functional Disability in RA

Depression, anxiety, missed work, unemployment are predictors of disability at one year
Legalization of medical marijuana and its associated availability have affected prescribing patterns and spending in Medicare Part D

Medical Marijuana Laws Affect Medicare Part D Spending

Implementation of medical marijuana laws linked to reductions in Medicare program, enrollee spending
Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome have reduced diversity and altered composition of the gut microbiome

Reduced Microbiome Diversity in Myalgic Encephalopathy/CFS

Increase in species described as pro-inflammatory, decrease in those identified as anti-inflammatory
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is appealing to physicians to join the agency as part of its recovery from a 2014 scandal linked to excessive wait times

VA Appealing to Physicians to Join Agency

Key efforts in response to 2014 scandal include reducing wait times, engaging employees
The prevalence of arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitation is projected to increase in U.S. adults by 2040

Arthritis, Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitations Likely to Rise

Prevalence of arthritis predicted to increase to 25.9 percent of all adults by 2040
Only about half of trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov are listed in the largest data-sharing repository

Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository

Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website
Diabetes predicts diminished quality of life improvements after lumbar decompression surgery

Diabetes Impacts QOL Outcome After Lumbar Decompression

Diabetes predicts diminished improvement in postoperative EuroQol 5-Dimensions
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are increasingly being legalized

Euthanasia, Doc-Assisted Suicide Increasingly Being Legalized

Increasing, strong public support for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Western Europe
Adolescent girls have the highest risk of suffering from intense back pain related to schoolbag use

Teen Girls at Highest Risk of Schoolbag-Linked Back Pain

Adolescent girls have highest risk of severe back pain regardless of schoolbag load