CVS-Aetna Merger Has Implications for Doctors’ Offices
More health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers
30-Day Mortality No Different for Treatment by Locum Tenens
Findings among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries treated by general internal medicine doctors
Adherence to T2DM Treatment Varies Across Medication Classes
Adherence better for sulfonylureas and thiazolidinediones compared with metformin
Specialty Care Tied to Reduced Mortality in New-Onset A-Fib
Finding despite increased rates of hospitalizations and other cardiovascular outcomes
Memory Scores Limited As Alzheimer’s Screening Tool
Scores are an early marker of amyloid positivity, but limited in value for those without dementia
Oral Microbiome Composition Linked to Esophageal Cancer Risk
Periodontal pathogen Tannerella forsythia linked to increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma
Odds for Carotid Artery Stenting in Seniors Up Post-CREST Era
Increase in odds of receiving CAS in all patients older than 70 years and in symptomatic women
Risk of Surgical Complications Up for Overlapping Hip Surgery
Findings in patients undergoing overlapping hip fracture operations, overlapping THA procedures
Relevant Health Care Price Info Hard to Find Online
17 percent of sites have geographically relevant price estimates, with variation by intervention
>40% of Cancers, Cancer Deaths Due to Modifiable Risk Factors
Cigarette smoking accounts for highest proportion of cancer cases (19.0 percent), deaths (28.8 percent)
