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
1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women’s Representation in Academic Medicine
However, representation of underrepresented minorities only increased modestly overall
Dietary Nitrate Intake Linked to Lower Risk for AMD Progression
Higher dietary nitrate intake linked to reduced risk for progression to late age-related macular degeneration
2001 to 2021 Saw Decline in Physician Work Hours
However, trend offset by increase in advanced practice professionals weekly work hours
