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Greater Drop in Payments at BPCI Hospitals for Joint Replacement
Findings for lower extremity joint replacement at Bundled Payments for Care Improvement hospitals
Standard and Double Dose Pantoprazole Equally Effective
Findings in patients with gastric adenoma or early gastric cancer undergoing endoscopic resection
Most U.S. CKD Patients Receive Renal Replacement Therapy
Percentage of adults receiving, preparing to receive RRT varied with age, from 96.2 to 53.3 percent
Social Support Intervention Helps Those Living With HIV/AIDS
Net values of objective support score, usage of support increase after intervention
Facet Utilization Up From 2000 to 2006, Plateaued to 2012
Largest decrease in facet injections came in 2010 with bundling of CPT codes with image guidance
Laquinimod Appears Effective Against Multiple Sclerosis
Animal study indicates laquinimod slows disease progression, but human trials needed
Dementia, Mortality Risk Up for GBA Carriers With Parkinson’s
Mortality risk remained greater in carriers after introduction of dementia as time-dependent covariate
Effectiveness of Tobacco Taxation Is Being Undermined
Smokers 'downtrade' to cheaper generics, move to less heavily taxed products, buy multipacks
Tofacitinib Citrate May Stimulate Hair Regrowth in Alopecia Areata
However, drug cessation resulted in disease relapse in 8.5 weeks
Animal Study Finds DNA-Based Vaccine Effective Against Zika
Human safety trials are already under way, researchers add
