8.2 Percent of Adults Do Not Take Meds as Prescribed Due to Cost
Likelihood of not taking medication as prescribed due to cost increased for women versus men and for those with disabilities
Biden Set to Name New CDC Director
Former North Carolina Health Secretary Mandy Cohen is the likely pick
Healthy Lifestyle Does Not Entirely Offset Risks for Obesity
Decreased risk seen for cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, gout, sleep disorders, and mood disorders
Aquablation Procedure Safe for BPH, With Durable Efficacy
Significant improvement seen in patient symptoms at five years; improvement also seen in mean maximum urinary flow rate
Stress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers
Review generally revealed low-certainty evidence, particularly for longer-term effects
High Dry Night Rate for Users of New Bedwetting AI Alarm
High compliance users remained dry 93 percent of the time, compared with 87.7 percent in the whole group
Black Patients With Overactive Bladder Less Likely to Receive β3-Adrenoceptor Agonists
Higher likelihood of receiving an anticholinergic medication may contribute to other inequities
Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Yields Higher Stone-Free Rate
Complications, surgical times, and operating margins similar to flexible ureteroscopy
Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline
The share of people 65 years and older grew by more than one-third between the 2010 census and the 2020 census
More Older Americans Use Online Patient Portals to Access Care
Better outreach and training are needed to help patients understand and use portal systems, researchers say
