Widespread Statin Use Not Recommended in Old, Very Old
No benefit in healthy elderly patients; protective effect limited to those with type 2 DM aged 75 to 84
PSA Testing Not Recommended for Prostate Cancer Screening
Odds of choosing screening up for men with family history, African descent, low socioeconomic status
Hospitals Using Two Strategies to Up Quality, Lower Costs
Findings based on interviews with hospitals participating in Medicare bundled payments
Better Training Needed to Boost LGBTQ Patient Health Care
Issues raised at AMA discussion include knowledge gaps for transgender women, screening guidelines
Hospital Groups Launch Own Generic Drug Company
The company, Civica Rx, will start with 14 widely used hospital drugs
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Has Uncertain Future
Justifiable reasons for supporting and changing program, but not for keeping graduates in suspense
Out-of-Pocket Costs Similar for Infliximab, Infliximab-Dyyb
Mean total costs per eight-week prescription and annually modestly lower for infliximab biosimilar
Baloxavir Superior to Placebo for Alleviating Flu Symptoms
Shorter median time to alleviation of symptoms versus placebo; similar alleviation time to oseltamivir
~3,000 Excess Deaths Estimated Due to Hurricane Maria
Reported death counts limited by physician lack of awareness of death certification process
August 2018 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for August 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
