Low Physical Function May Up Bone Loss After Hip Fracture
Lower lean body mass also tied to greater bone loss in older adults after hip fracture surgery
Mortality Higher From AKI Versus Kidney Failure From Other Causes
However, recovery is common within 12 months of injury
HDHPs Up Disparities in Access to Care Among Cancer Survivors
Cost barriers increased for blacks, with 22.8 percent reporting they skipped medications to save money
Roughly 2 Million Americans Buy Prescriptions From Outside the Country
Patient education, stringent quality control measures necessary to ensure safe purchases
Elastomeric Mask Program Saves Money
Program eliminated reliance on disposable N95s, enabled normal operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Artificial Intelligence Provides Benefit for Cervical Cancer Screening
Automated dual-stained slide evaluation reduces number of colposcopies versus current standards
Increased Body Weight, Obesity Linked to Dementia Incidence
Central obesity linked to increased dementia incidence compared with noncentral obese women
Genetic Tests May Differ in Their Interpretation of Certain Variants
11 percent of interpretations were different for TP53 gene; difference can impact management
Some Kidney Disease-Related Terms Cause Patient Distress
Some language used to describe kidney health may distress patients and impair decision making
Social Vulnerability Linked to COVID-19 Diagnosis, Death
Risks increased 4.94- and 4.74-fold when considering only minority status and language domain of SVI
