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Mortality for Unintentional Drug Poisonings Up Since 1979
Trajectory of overall mortality rate smooth; no exponential trajectories in rates for individual drugs
Most Breast Cancer Diagnoses Given Over the Phone
This represents a reversal, with in-person diagnoses more common before 2006
Patients Report Poorer Dialysis Service in Certain Settings
For-profit, free-standing facilities, large-chain facilities tied to lower patient scores
Brain Iron on MRI Linked to Disability in Multiple Sclerosis
Lower thalamic susceptibility, higher susceptibility of the globus pallidus linked to clinical disability
MRI Indicates Sacroiliitis in Some Healthy Individuals
Considerable proportion of healthy individuals without back pain have MRI positive for sacroiliitis
Multiple Pathways Explain Age-Linked Increase in Dementia Risk
When considered collectively, four pathways fully account for all age-related variance in dementia risk
Prenatal, Postnatal Homelessness Tied to Poor Health in Children
Those who were homeless prenatally and postnatally at highest risk for hospitalizations
Heart Failure Patients Enrolled in Hospice Use Less Health Care
Fewer ED visits, hospital stays, and ICU stays; longer median survival for those enrolled in hospice
Simplifying Medicare Plan Finder Improves Plan Selection
Simplifying Plan Finder results in selection of lower-cost plans with no decrease in plan quality
Ground Beef Recalled After E. Coli Outbreak
Beef was produced and packaged at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colo.
