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Racial/Ethnic Insurance Coverage Disparity Down Since ACA
From 2013 to 2017, drop seen in unadjusted, adjusted black-white gap, Hispanic-white gap in uninsurance
Doctors Better Diagnosticians Than Symptom-Checker Programs
Popular symptom checkers were half as accurate in comparison study
Total Knee Replacement Procedures Up From 2000 to 2010
Considerable increase for men, women aged 45 years and older; higher rates for women in 2000, 2010
Sixty People Charged in Massive Opioid Painkiller Investigation
Individuals linked to about 350,000 prescriptions and 32 million pills
CMS Rule Set to Stabilize Small Health Insurance Markets
Rule includes special enrollment period pre-enrollment verification, flexibility in level of cover
Cancer Risk Up for RA Patients With Venous Thromboembolism
Risk of cancer increased during the first year after VTE and in longer follow-up period
CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine
Vaccination protects both workers and patients
Low Self-Esteem Linked to Anxiety/Depression in SLE
Higher anxiety, depression scores for patients with low self-esteem scores from South California, Manila
DMARD Prescribing Low for Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Any DMARD use recorded at 56 percent of rheumatologist visits and 30 percent of primary care provider visits
Funding, Mentors Critical for Academic Rheumatology Careers
Protected time away from clinical, administrative duties also important for research career
