Heart Failure Patients Enrolled in Hospice Use Less Health Care
Fewer ED visits, hospital stays, and ICU stays; longer median survival for those enrolled in hospice
Prenatal, Postnatal Homelessness Tied to Poor Health in Children
Those who were homeless prenatally and postnatally at highest risk for hospitalizations
MRI Indicates Sacroiliitis in Some Healthy Individuals
Considerable proportion of healthy individuals without back pain have MRI positive for sacroiliitis
Mortality for Unintentional Drug Poisonings Up Since 1979
Trajectory of overall mortality rate smooth; no exponential trajectories in rates for individual drugs
Participation Up With Online Diabetes Prevention Program
But weight loss no different for online, in-person DPP for obese/overweight veterans with prediabetes
Gender Nonconformity Linked to Students’ Mental Distress
For male students, gender nonconformity strongly associated with substance use
Age, Sex, APOE Genotype Identify Alzheimer’s, Dementia Risk
Three factors help identify absolute 10-year risk of Alzheimer's disease, all dementia for different groups
HbA1c Variability Is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in T2DM
HbA1c variability is a powerful, independent measure, regardless of how it is measured
Dozens of Medical Groups Join Forces to Improve Diagnoses
Diagnostic error is the most common cause of medical errors that patients report
Mortality Rate From Heart Failure Higher in Women Than Men
From 2009 to 2014, rate of incident HF admissions after HF diagnosis fell in men, rose in women