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
Factors ID’d for Hearing Loss in Newborns With Congenital Cytomegalovirus
Risk for congenital hearing loss increased for those with petechiae at birth, periventricular cysts on MRI, seroconversion in first trimester
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
Many Thyroid Cancer Survivors Cite Inadequate Pretreatment Understanding
Self-reported failure to have understanding of treatment linked to failure to meet treatment expectations
Outcomes Worse for Black Patients With Head, Neck Cancer in Clinical Trials
Outcomes worse for Black versus White patients enrolled in clinical trials that minimize access to care, socioeconomic status confounders
1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women’s Representation in Academic Medicine
However, representation of underrepresented minorities only increased modestly overall
Risk for Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness Increases With Vestibular Conditions
Vestibular migraine plays key role in precipitating PPPD as a single comorbidity or component of multiple vestibular comorbidities
Weekly Dupilumab Beneficial in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
More patients receiving dupilumab have histologic remission, improvement in Dysphagia Symptom Questionnaire scores
Bidirectional Association for Ménière Disease, Osteoporosis
Adults with prior history of osteoporosis have increased risk of Ménière disease and those with prior Ménière disease have increased risk of osteoporosis