Review: Radioablation Offers No Benefit for GERD Patients
No improvement in terms of mean time spent with pH less than 4, ability to stop PPIs, HRQoL
24-Hour Diastolic BP Linked to Cognitive Performance in T2DM
Low and high 24-hour diastolic BP tied to poorer information processing speed, memory
Some Varenicline Concerns Not Supported by Evidence
And some concerns may have been overstated, researcher says
Most Part D Plans Cover at Least One Biologic DMARD
In most plans, patients required to pay coinsurance percentage, averaging 29.6 percent of drug costs
CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up
And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans Have Alcohol Use Disorder
Fewer than 20 percent get help
Statins Found to Improve Outcomes After CABG
Patients taking a statin had lower mortality risk in weeks after the surgery, researchers say
CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. Teens, Younger Adults Tested Recently for HIV
Testing rates of those ages 15 to 44: 22 percent for females and 16 percent for males
RA-Related Issues Impede Smoking Cessation
Smoking used as distraction from pain, coping mechanism for frustration of living with RA
Revisits for 8.3 Percent of Patients With Index ER Visit
About one-third of revisits occur at different institutions; revisit rates highest for skin infection
