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Medicare, Med Advantage Health Care Use Differs Regionally
Variation in skilled nursing facility, hospital care up in Medicare Advantage versus traditional Medicare
Vascular Risk Factors for Brain Calcification in Seniors Identified
Hippocampal calcifications associated with diabetes and smoking in patients visiting a memory clinic
No Meaningful Increase in Physician Compensation Last Year
Average change in median compensation 1.2 percent in 2017 for all medical specialties
MICs of Isoniazid, Rifampin May Predict Tuberculosis Relapse
Higher MIC in pretreatment M. tuberculosis isolates linked to relapse risk
Many ED Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children
Antibiotic ADEs among children account for 46.2 percent of ED visits for ADEs tied to systemic meds
In Stroke Survivors, Cost-Related Non-Adherence Down After ACA
Among adult survivors of stroke, Medicaid increased, non-adherence decreased after ACA implementation
Partial Oral Abx Non-Inferior in Endocarditis on Left Side of Heart
Changing to oral antibiotics was non-inferior to continued intravenous antibiotic treatment
Third of Vets Who Own Firearms Store Them Loaded, Unlocked
Prevalence of practice linked to reasons for owning gun, perceptions about utility of guns stored safely
Radn Tx Alone May Be Adequate for Stage I Anal Cancer in Elderly
After propensity-score adjustment, no significant difference in overall survival versus chemoradiation
Many Teens Are Concerned Over Societal Discrimination
Increase in concern in 2016 linked to increase in behavioral problems such as substance use in 2017
