Failure of Timely Stop to Certain Prescription Drugs Is Common
So-called legacy prescribing can contribute to overmedication and adverse drug events
Endocrine Tx Does Not Impair Neuropsychological Performance
Findings observed in early-stage breast cancer survivors followed for up to six years after treatment
Exclusion of Doctors From Public Health Insurance Up 2007 to 2017
Fraud, health crimes, substance abuse exclusions increased 20 percent per year from 2007 to 2017
Prevalence of Metabolically Healthy Adults in U.S. Very Low
Fewer than a third of normal-weight adults, 8 percent of overweight adults are metabolically healthy
Some With Type 2 Diabetes Inappropriately Monitoring Blood Glucose
Median of two strips/day used by those taking agents not considered to be risk for causing hypoglycemia
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Lower in Women With Active Migraine
Prevalence of active migraine decreased linearly in the 24 years prior to diabetes diagnosis
Persistent Discrimination ID’d Among Physician Mothers
Physician mothers report limited opportunities for advancement, financial inequalities, lack of support
T2DM Linked to Decline in Verbal Memory, Fluency in Older Adults
Brain atrophy does not appear to mediate the diabetes-cognition relationship
Negative Attitudes Reported Toward Weight-Loss Surgery
Women more likely to think surgery is needed for health, less likely to consider it 'easy way out'
Medication Errors Resulting in Death Most Common in Elderly
Most common medication error category was omitted medicine or ingredient