Home-Based Program Achieves Hypertension Control
Program uses Bluetooth-enabled monitoring, patient coaching by nurse practitioners and pharmacists
Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment
Three areas include defining organizational aspects, use of deliberative process, examining impact
2003 to 2015 Saw Increase in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Use
Fourfold increase seen in rate of coprescribing with opioids; twofold increase with other sedating meds
Virtual Video Visits Liked by Patients, Providers
Virtual video visits highly ranked by patients for quality, convenience
Smoking Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease in African-Americans
Current smokers had increased risk for measures of subclinical peripheral artery disease
Short Duration Between Dinner, Bed Has No Effect on HbA1c
Duration of two hours or shorter between dinner and bedtime did not influence HbA1c changes
Body Size, Physical Activity Could Impact Odds of Reaching 90
In women, height, BMI at age 68 to 70, and change in BMI impact odds of reaching longevity
BP >120/80 mm Hg Linked to Lower Gray Matter Volume
Lower regional gray matter volume tied to higher peripheral BP in young adults aged 19 to 40 years
Gun Injury Hospitalization Cost Over $911 Million 2010 to 2015
Average cost of hospitalization was $32,700 per patient; about 10 percent due to readmissions
Fried Chicken, Fish Linked to All-Cause, Cardiovascular Death
For postmenopausal women, mortality risk increased with one serving fried chicken/fish per week
