CMS Rule Set to Stabilize Small Health Insurance Markets
Rule includes special enrollment period pre-enrollment verification, flexibility in level of cover
Trials Highlight Benefits, Risks of Testosterone Treatment
While trials show it boosts bone density and lowers anemia risk, heart risks also seen
ICU Appears Overused for Some Patients With Heart, Lung Disease
Researchers find no difference in mortality rates, but higher costs for intensive care for some patients
Experts Warn of Health Threats From Climate Change
Additional 250,000 deaths/year projected from heat stress, malnutrition, infectious diseases
Direct Admission to PCI Center Reduces Mortality in STEMI
Direct admission, shorter symptoms-to-admission time predict significantly lower 12-month mortality
Health Care Spending Expected to Grow 5.6% Annually to 2025
National health expenditures expected to represent 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2025
Health Care Utilization Common After ICD Shock Events
Forty-six percent of shock events have related health care use, with cardiac catheterization common
Similar Adverse Event Risk for Typical, Atypical Antipsychotics
However, greater use of brain imaging associated with atypical APMs after cardiac surgery in seniors
PR Interval Prognostic of Cardiac Resynchronization Tx Outcome
CRT with defibrillator more effective for reducing all-cause mortality in patients with longer PR interval
Cholesterol Lowering Rx Cuts Recurrence in Breast Cancer
Initiation of CLM during endocrine tx tied to improved disease-free survival, recurrence-free intervals
