Mortality Up for Rural Versus Urban Stroke Patients
Rural patients have lower use of intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular therapy
High-Deductible Health Plans Affect Care in Bipolar Disorder
Drop in nonpsychiatrist mental health provider visits, but not psychiatrist visits, seen after switch to HDHP
Survival Without Major Morbidity Up for Very Low Birth Weight
From 2008 to 2017, consistent increase observed in survival without major morbidity
Telehealth Counseling Cuts Weight Regain in Rural Communities
Proportion with sustained clinically meaningful weight loss higher with individual telephone counseling
Clinical, Epidemiological Features of Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 ID’d
Cough and fever most common initial symptoms; patchy lesions in lobules seen on chest CT in most patients
Hyperglycemia Common in T1DM Patients With COVID-19
Most prevalent adverse outcome in those with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 was diabetic ketoacidosis
Strong Support Found for Protective Practices Related to COVID-19
Most adults in N.Y.C., L.A., and across the U.S. support stay-at-home orders, closure of nonessential business
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Aids Glycemic Control in Young
And, in older adults, CGM versus blood glucose monitoring reduces time spent in hypoglycemia
Changes Proposed for Newborn Congenital Heart Disease Screen
Oxygen saturation of at least 95 percent in both upper, lower extremities required to pass
U.S. Insurers Should Not Charge Copays for COVID-19 Vaccine
Government has been in discussions with insurers about covering COVID-19 vaccination at no cost to patients
