Health Care Costs, Use Up for Untreated Hearing Loss
Risks also increased for medical comorbidities among older adults with untreated hearing loss
Obesity as a Teen Ups Risk for Later Pancreatic Cancer
In men, overweight and even higher normal weight tied to increased risk
Patients Hospitalized for COPD Rarely Receive Pulmonary Rehab
Elderly, those living >10 miles from facility, those with lower SES less likely to receive pulmonary rehab
Higher Risk for Amputation, DKA With SGLT2 Inhibitors for T2DM
Risk increased for lower-limb amputation, diabetic ketoacidosis compared with GLP1 receptor agonists
CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018
12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
Patient Experiences Shed Light on Diagnostic Errors
Problems related to patient-physician interactions contribute to diagnostic errors
Option Found for Retreatment of Chronic Hep C Infection
Glecaprevir + pibrentasvir effective for those who previously failed direct-acting antiviral treatment
AHA: Lasting Benefit for CABG in Diabetes, Multivessel Disease
Lower all-cause mortality in CABG group versus PCI-DES group after median follow-up of 7.5 years
No Age-Related Increase in BP for Yanomami Community
Communities who are among least acculturated peoples in world have no increase in BP with age
Low-Carbohydrate Diets Linked to Increase in Calories Burned
Total energy expenditure is greater for those on a low- or moderate-carb diet during weight-loss maintenance
