Nonoptimized Drug Therapy Costs More Than $500 Billion Annually
After initial Rx use, average cost of individual having treatment failure, new medical problem over $2,000
Cigarette Smoking a Risk Factor for Heart Failure in Blacks
Current smoking linked to higher mean LV mass index, lower mean LV circumferential strain
Increased Pollution Exposure Ups Health Care Visits for Acute URI
Health care use for URI higher within one week of elevated fine particulate matter, especially for infants
Most Doctors’ Offices Don’t Offer Flexibility for Uninsured
Most uninsured patients can make primary care appointment but only if can pay full cash amount
Women Less Likely to Fill Post-MI Statin Prescription
56 percent of men, 47 percent of women filled high-intensity statin after myocardial infarction
Similar Outcomes for Transplant With Overdose-Death Donors
Outcomes similar for ODD recipients, recipients of organs from trauma-death, medical-death donors
Recommendations Developed on Gender Equity in Medicine
ACP supports equitable physician compensation based on comparable work at each stage of career
It Costs $2.2 Billion a Year to Treat Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance adds $1,383 to the cost of treating a bacterial infection
Non-Stigmatizing Messages Boost Mental Health Services Support
Narratives on violence, barriers to treatment equally effective for raising support for additional tax
Soda Tax Cuts Daily Soda, Energy Drink Consumption
Findings based on immediate impact following the implementation of Philadelphia's beverage tax