Biden Names Former North Carolina Health Secretary to Be New CDC Director
Mandy Cohen, M.D., comes with credentials that should help her lead the beleaguered agency, criticized for its response to the pandemic
National Health Expenditures Set to Increase Through 2031
Increase of 5.4 percent projected per year; expenditures set to account for about 20 percent of GDP in 2031
Breast Density Varies in Racial/Ethnic Groups After BMI Adjustment
Clinically important differences seen in prevalence of dense breasts even after adjustment for body mass index
Incomplete ED Neurovascular Imaging Tied to Higher Odds of 90-Day Stroke
Findings for older patients presenting to emergency department with transient ischemic attack
Many at Risk Do Not Undergo Supplemental Screening After Mammography
Ultrasound screening targeted to women with dense breasts, but not all had high interval invasive breast cancer risk
Feds Urge States to Slow Down on Dropping People From Medicaid
States are now reevaluating Medicaid eligibility after having been prohibited from dropping people during the early years of the pandemic
Clinical Language Model Can Predict Readmission
Model trained on clinical notes that accurately predict three clinical and two operational tasks
U.S. Life Expectancy Disadvantage Began in 1950s, Worsened Over Time
Fifty-six countries from six continents surpassed U.S. life expectancy during 1933 to 2021
ASCO: FOLFOX Noninferior to Chemoradiotherapy for Overall Survival in Rectal Cancer
Findings seen in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who were eligible for sphincter-sparing surgery
Mammographic AI Algorithms Improve Breast Cancer Prediction
Higher time-dependent area under the curves seen for five AI algorithms compared with Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium risk model
