Potentially Preventable Spending Concentrated in Frail Elderly
Variation in preventable spending across Medicare subpopulations; 43.9 percent of total in frail elderly
Glycemic Control Up With Oral Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes
Phase 3 studies next to assess longer-term/clinical outcomes, safety
New Screening Tool Can Identify Diabetic Retinopathy
Tool developed for use in high-risk adults in low-income communities in Mexico
Most Female Physicians Have Faced Sexist Patient Comments
Sexual harassment by patients can negatively affect physician-patient relationship, quality of care
Online Ratings Not Aligned With Objective Quality Measures
In addition, consumer ratings are consistent across platforms for specialist physicians
Liraglutide Not Tied to Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Events
Findings based on post hoc analysis of phase 2 and 3 clinical trials
Quality Issues for Both Paper-, Electronic-Based Health Records
Study affirms poor quality of nursing documentation, as well as lack of knowledge and skills
Pre-Retirement Morbidity Higher in Later Birth Cohorts
Worse measures of health for Americans who must work longer to reach Social Security retirement age
Serious Suffering Affects Almost Half of Those Who Die Yearly
Vast majority who experience serious health-related suffering have no palliative care, pain relief
U.S. Filipinos Have Higher Thyroid Cancer Mortality
Age-adjusted mortality rates higher than in non-Filipino Asians, non-Hispanic whites
