Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Affordable Care Act
Record number of Americans enrolled in 2022, as U.S. health officials targeted hard-to-reach communities with outreach efforts
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
Researchers suggest that federal pandemic relief programs may have helped patients make a dent in their medical bills
Risk for Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy 8.6 Percent at 15 Years
Cumulative incidence of retinopathy was higher with increasing dose of hydroxychloroquine
Over One-Quarter of Adults Age 71 and Older Have Vision Impairment
Older age, less education, and lower income associated with all types of vision impairment
Two Disease Processes Contribute to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Lesions from soft drusen/pigment epithelial detachments have lower mean quantitative autofluorescence, while those from subretinal drusenoid deposits have higher
Overall Cancer Mortality Continued to Decline From 2019 to 2020
Prostate cancer incidence increased from 2014 to 2019; large decrease in cervical cancer incidence linked to HPV vaccine
PCP-Specialist Cotraining Improves Patient Experiences
Adjusted composite patient rating of specialist care higher in association with cotraining of PCPs and specialists
Women With Employer Insurance More Likely to Report Unaffordability of Care
Highest reported unaffordability seen for dental care, followed by prescription drugs, medical care, mental health care
Ransomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise
Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients
Parental Astigmatism Increases Risk for Child Astigmatism
Astigmatism ≥1.0 D in both parents associated with greater odds of refractive and corneal astigmatism in the child
