Surgery
Treatment Success Seen With Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
Seven days of oral antibiotics noninferior to two days of intravenous followed by oral antibiotics
Laws Promoting Flu Shot for Hospital Workers Can Cut Deaths
2.5 percent drop seen in monthly pneumonia, flu mortality rates with implementation of state laws requiring hospitals to offer flu shot
Virtual Kidney Transplant Evaluation Possible
Telehealth platform enabled maintenance of wait-list evaluation volume in large kidney transplant program during COVID-19 pandemic
Affordable Care Act Reduced Income Inequality in United States
Income inequality reduced within and across groups based on race/ethnicity, age, family educational attainment
Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots
In nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, employees are refusing shots, expressing fears of side effects
Post-Hip Fracture Mortality Higher in Patients Living Alone
Findings independent of age, education level, number of children, and degree of urbanization
Rehospitalization Down With Remote Monitoring After Arthroplasty
Findings show significant reduction in rehospitalization rate for patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty
Age at Vasectomy Reversal Not Tied to Achieving Pregnancy
Shorter obstructive interval and female age associated with achieving pregnancy
Bone Quality Linked to Complications After Spinal Fusion
Patients who developed complications had lower trabecular vBMD, fewer and thinner trabeculae at radius and tibia
U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019
Growth rate similar to that experienced in 2018 and consistent with growth rate since 2016