Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy
But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
Buprenorphine May Be Helpful in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
When tolerated, buprenorphine is effective for DPNP, but many patients withdrew from study
Structured Pretravel Advice Should Be Provided to Patients
Structured approach should include individualized risk assessment, vaccinations, specific disease info
Buprenorphine-Naloxone Use in Medicare Patients Low
Prescribers represent less than 2 percent of the 381,575 prescribers with 56.5 million opioid claims
Osteoporosis Treatment-Linked Changes in BMD ID Fracture Risk
Treatment-related increases in total hip bone mineral density linked to reduced fracture risk
Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors
Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
Diabetes Confers Worse Prognosis for Patients With ACS
Patients with diabetes + STEMI have increased risk of early stent thrombosis compared with NSTE-ACS
Diabetes Meds Deemed Equal, but Metformin Still First-Line
No significant differences in risk of cardiovascular or all-cause mortality
Higher Education Linked to Reduced Post-MI Heart Failure
Link between higher levels of education and lower risk of heart failure similar in men, women
Labor Compensation, Purchased Goods, Service Biggest Spends
Purchased goods and services saw the largest increase in 2012 spending
