Economic Burden of Health Inequities Very High in the United States
Estimated economic burden of racial and ethnic health inequities $421 or $451 billion using MEPS and BRFSS data
Screening Adults for CKD Could Be Cost-Effective
One-time CKD screening at age 55 years had incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $86,300 per QALY gained; other options were also cost-effective
Medical School Students Increasingly Come from Higher-Income Families
Findings seen for both applicants and matriculants into M.D. programs in the United States from 2014 to 2019
1999 to 2020 Saw >1.63 Million Excess Deaths in Blacks Versus Whites
In both males and females, excess mortality rates decreased from 1999, then plateaued, and increased from 2019 to 2020
8.4 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in 2022
12.2 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years and 4.2 percent of children aged 0 to 17 years were uninsured in 2022
Banff Automation System Improves Diagnosis of Kidney Allograft Rejection
Decision-support system improves diagnosis in adult and pediatric kidney transplant populations
Biden Nominates Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
New director will face potential scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats
One-Third of U.S. Physicians Report Ever Being Sued
Length of time in practice, specialty, and gender impact likelihood of being sued
Cabozantinib Plus Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Increases PFS in Renal Cell Cancer
Progression-free survival significantly longer with addition of cabozantinib in previously untreated advanced renal cell carcinoma
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Resigns as Pandemic Winds Down
Walensky will resign as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the end of June
