Late-Stage Meniere Disease Shows Severe Auditory, Vestibular Dysfunction
Greater vestibular damage, higher degree of endolymphatic hydrops, hippocampal volume atrophy seen in late-stage Meniere disease
New Report IDs 12 States With Smoking Rates 50 Percent Higher Than the Rest...
28 percent of smokers live in these 12 states, even though they comprise only 21 percent of the U.S. population
Improved Long-Term Outcomes Seen for Teens With Cochlear Implants
Study found improvement in outcomes in terms of language, academic performance, quality of life
Compliance With CMS Price Transparency Rule Improved With Penalty Increases
$500,000 increase in penalty linked to a 2.9 percentage point increase in compliance
Overweight Tied to Better Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes After Chemoradiotherapy
Benefits seen for complete metabolic response after chemoradiotherapy, survival, and locoregional failure
Uncontrolled Heart Risk Factors Common in Head, Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
Black race linked to increased risk of uncontrolled risk factors; higher rates for patients with larynx cancer
Widening Gap ID’d in Housing Affordability for Resident Physicians
Inflation-adjusted first postgraduate year salaries decreased 0.23 percent from 2000 to 2022 while rental prices went up 17.8 percent
State Rankings Presented for Health System Performance
This year's report looked at women's health for the first time and also found pronounced disparities by state in access to prenatal care
Census Shows America’s Population Is Older Than Ever
Median age of Americans hit a record 39 years in 2022, almost 10 years older than in 1980
Two-Thirds of Physicians, Scientists Report Online Harassment
Reasons for harassment vary, but include harrassment in response to making comments about the COVID-19 pandemic
