Allopurinol Rx More Likely With Eligibility at Diagnosis
More frequent chronic disease reviews needed to assess eligibility for allopurinol
CAPABLE Program Saves Money for Seniors With Disability
Largest differential reduction in expenditures seen for inpatient care, long-term services, supports
CABG May Be Best Method to Revascularize in Diabetes
Cardiac, cerebrovascular events lower in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
Cognitive Status Doesn’t Impact Cortical Aβ, Tau in Parkinson’s
Cortical Aβ, tau does not differ in Parkinson's patients who are cognitively normal, with MCI
USPSTF Recommends Against Hormone Tx Post Menopause
Benefits do not outweigh harms of using hormone therapy for prevention of chronic conditions
Few Patients, Providers Discuss Costs of Glaucoma Medications
Authors say these discussions are important, as cost is a barrier to treatment adherence
Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016
Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016
In-Hospital Deaths in A-Fib Patients Higher in Rural Areas
Risk of death is 17 percent higher in rural versus urban hospitals
Moving More May Match Focused Exercise in Prediabetes
Total physical activity was as strongly associated with cardiometabolic risk factors as MVPA
Metabolic Risk Factors Linked to Severe Liver Disease
Diabetes only significant predictor among alcohol risk users; alcohol use predictive for non-risk drinkers
