Unemployed Workers Less Likely to Be Uninsured Post-ACA
Following implementation of ACA, insurance rates decreased more in states with Medicaid expansion
Racial Disparities Seen for Insurance Coverage Around Time of Pregnancy
Spanish-speaking Hispanic women had the lowest rates of steady insurance
Risk Factors for Missed Appendicitis Diagnosis Identified
6 percent of adults and 4.4 percent of children misdiagnosed during initial emergency department visit
Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy May Up Fracture Risk in Children
Fracture risk remained higher after adjusting for differences in sex, race, other factors
Endoscopy Within Six Hours Does Not Lower Mortality in GI Bleed
30-day mortality did not differ for those undergoing endoscopy within six hours versus six to 24 hours
Burden of Clostridioides difficile Infection Down in the U.S.
Decrease seen in adjusted estimate of national burden of health care-associated C. difficile infection
Weight Loss Modest for Most Macronutrient Diets
Weight loss, CV risk factors improved over six months, but benefits mainly diminished at 12 months
CT Scores Higher With Longer Time to COVID-19 Diagnosis
Patients with shorter time to diagnosis have lower CT score, quicker disease resolution
Rural Doctors Can Be Trained to Treat Advanced Heart Failure
Rates of death, pump thromboses, infections higher for patients who do not receive LVAD-specific care
Patients With Mild COVID-19 May Present With Digestive Symptoms
Many with digestive symptoms present with diarrhea; 62.4 percent with digestive symptoms have fever
