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Surveillance Colonoscopy Rarely IDs Cancer in Older Adults

Yields higher among patients with a prior advanced adenoma but do not vary significantly with age

Delirium Increases Risk for Subsequent Death, Dementia in Older Adults

Dose-response association seen with higher risk for each additional delirium episode

Regional Decolonization Aids Multidrug-Resistant Organism-Related Outcomes

Benefits include lower carriage, infections, hospitalizations, costs, and deaths

U.S. Doctors Received Industry Payments of $12.13 Billion From 2013 to 2022

57.1 percent of physicians received payments; median payment was $48, but considerable variation seen in payments

Sedentary Behavior Reduction Intervention Cuts Sitting Time, BP in Seniors

Intervention reduces sitting time at three and six months and yields reduction in systolic blood pressure at six months

Improvements Seen in Post-Allo-HCT Outcomes for Seniors With Leukemia

Reduction in relapse incidence observed over time, as well as improvement in leukemia-free survival, overall survival

Inappropriate Diagnosis of Pneumonia Common in Hospitalized Adults

Inappropriate diagnosis common, especially in older patients and those with dementia, altered mental status on presentation

Global Adult Mortality Rates Increased During COVID-19

Increase seen during pandemic period, following decrease between 1950 and 2019; child mortality continued to drop during pandemic

Annual Two-Dose SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Campaign Beneficial

Second booster dose resulted in 123,869 fewer hospitalizations and 5,524 fewer deaths versus single-dose campaign

Four in 10 Adults Choose Telemedicine Visits

Video visits less likely among older patients and those without internet access