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Almost half of older Medicare beneficiaries have high persistent spending throughout the full year before death

Persistent High Spending Common in Year Before Death

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Overall, 48.7 percent of older Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2012 had persistent high spending
The risk of type 1 diabetes remains elevated for children who have developed multiple β-cell autoantibodies

Risk of T1DM Up in Children With Autoantibody Reversion

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Risk of type 1 diabetes up for children who reverted from single autoantibody to autoantibody negative
Most women diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy are still retained in clinical care over the first year postpartum

Most Women Diagnosed With HIV in Pregnancy Retained in Care

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Of those women with viral load test in first year postpartum, 58 percent had unsupressed viral load
The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors vildagliptin and sitagliptin have similar effects on incretin hormone secretion

Vildagliptin, Sitagliptin Have Similar Effects on Incretin

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Inter-individual variability seen in L-cell feedback induced by DPP-4 inhibitors
Bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in adipose tissue function

Bariatric Surgery Improves Adipose Tissue Function

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Surgery alters distribution of fat mass from visceral to subcutaneous compartment
For patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Early Discharge After Primary PCI Deemed Safe in STEMI

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No difference in all-cause mortality, readmissions, quality of life for early versus standard discharge
Tax incentives are being offered to encourage physicians to serve as preceptors to medical students

Tax Incentives Being Offered to Primary Care Preceptors

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Incentives offered in Maryland, Colorado, and Georgia, each focusing on specific need
The creation of a reset room is one of several solutions that can help physicians and medical providers address burnout

Reset Room Can Help Address Physician Burnout

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Reset room is one of three steps Hennepin County Medical Center has introduced to address burnout
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation can be performed in low-risk patients without admission to the intensive care unit

TAVI Can Be Performed Without ICU Admission

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Factors predictive of adverse events include right bundle branch block, vitamin K antagonist tx
No amount of lead exposure is safe for children

AAP: No Amount of Lead Exposure Is Safe for Children

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American Academy of Pediatrics calls for stronger regulations and new laws to protect children