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Year One Results Out for Value-Based Payment Modifier Program
Overall, 29.3 percent of eligible practices failed to register and report data and received a penalty
Low Oxytocin Tied to Impaired Social-Emotional Function
Findings among women with a history of eating disorders
Disrupted Sleep Linked to Increased Amyloid-β Production
Sleep deprivation tied to increased overnight amyloid-β-38, -40, -42 levels by 25 to 30 percent
In Utero Methylphenidate Exposure Tied to Heart Defects
Intrauterine exposure linked to small increase in risk of cardiac malformations based on U.S., Nordic data
Cognitive Status Doesn’t Impact Cortical Aβ, Tau in Parkinson’s
Cortical Aβ, tau does not differ in Parkinson's patients who are cognitively normal, with MCI
USPSTF Recommends Against Hormone Tx Post Menopause
Benefits do not outweigh harms of using hormone therapy for prevention of chronic conditions
Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016
Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016
Preconception Paternal SSRI Use Linked to ADHD in Offspring
Slightly increased ADHD risk in children born to fathers using SSRI in the three months preconception
Impaired White Matter Integrity for Depression in Parkinson’s
Reduced fractional anisotropy values in left anterior corona radiata, left cingulum of depressed patients
CVS-Aetna Merger Has Implications for Doctors’ Offices
More health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers
