Procedure Risk Tied to Outcomes in Older Emergency General Surgery Patients
Procedure risk more predictive than assessments of frailty
A-Fib Patients Younger Than 65 Face Heightened Risk for Heart-Related Hospitalization
Findings over five years also show high burden of risk factors and comorbidities
Doppler Ultrasound Feasible for First-Line Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
Ultrasound confirmed diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in 44 percent of patients at high clinical suspicion
Benefit of Thick Liquids in Alzheimer Disease and Dysphagia Unclear
Patients receiving thick versus thin liquids less likely to be intubated, more likely to have respiratory complications
Money Worries Top Seniors’ List of Health-Related Concerns: Poll
Osteoporosis Screening Rates Low for Asian American Medicare Beneficiaries
Among Asian American beneficiaries, rates higher for women, those with higher household income
USPSTF Recommends Breast Cancer Screening for Women Aged 40 to 75 Years
Insufficient evidence seen for screening older women and for supplemental screening for women with dense breasts
Home Vision Tests Offer Limited Diagnostic Accuracy for Neovascular AMD
Hospital eye service follow-up clinics maintain better diagnostic accuracy for active lesions
Warning Letters Can Reduce Quetiapine Overprescribing
Letters reduce quetiapine use among nursing home patients, community-dwelling patients with dementia
Gains in Heart Failure Mortality Have Been Erased
Declines in heart failure mortality rates from 1999 to 2012 reversed from 2012 to 2021
