More Long-Term Dialysis Patients Aligned to ACOs
Among Medicare beneficiaries on dialysis, less spent per beneficiary-quarter for ACO-aligned versus nonaligned
Boosting Coverage of Midwife Care Could Avert Deaths
About two-thirds of maternal deaths, neonatal deaths, stillbirths could be averted with universal coverage of midwife-delivered interventions
Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks
Sex differences in promotions and appointments did not diminish over time and were not smaller in later cohorts
CDC Shrinks COVID-19 Quarantine Time, Advises Against Holiday Travel
New quarantine guidelines allow people who have come in contact with someone infected with the virus to resume normal activity after 10 days
AMA Pushes for Widespread Telehealth Adoption
American Medical Association House of Delegates will advocate for equitable and accessible telehealth post-COVID-19
Circulating Metabolites Linked to Risk for Incident Stroke
10 significant metabolite associations identified, including amino acid histidine, glycolysis-related metabolite pyruvate
More Than One-Third of Children With SARS-CoV-2 Are Asymptomatic
Cough, rhinorrhea not predictive of positive test; anosmia/ageusia, nausea/vomiting, headache, fever were most predictive
RSNA: Sleeve Gastrectomy in Teens May Harm Bone Health
Decrease in lumbar volumetric bone mineral density seen in obese teens undergoing sleeve gastrectomy
Rate of Cancer in Teens, Young Adults Increased From 1973 to 2015
Greatest rate of increase seen for kidney carcinoma in male, female adolescents and young adults
Statin Use for Primary Prevention of CVD Lower for Sexual Minorities
Lesbian, gay, bisexual population less likely to use statins in analyses adjusted for covariates
