Health Care Spending Expected to Grow 5.6% Annually to 2025
National health expenditures expected to represent 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2025
Survival Improving for Periviable Infants
Overall survival up from 30 percent at the start of the research to 36 percent at the end
Doctors’ Opioid Rx Patterns Tied to Patient Risk for Long-Term Use
Patients 30 percent more likely to abuse opioids if their ER physician prescribes them frequently
Bariatric Surgery Tied to T2DM Resolution in Obese Patients
Surgery plus intensive medical therapy found more effective than intensive medical therapy alone
MRI Can Identify Early Signs of ASD in High-Risk Infants
MRI + computer algorithm indicate which high-risk babies might develop autism spectrum disorder
Patient Complaints of Surgeon Attitude Tied to Worse Outcomes
Patients treated by surgeons with most complaints had more complications in month after surgery
Multi-Layered Microfluidic Device Developed as Model Kidney
Device has porous growth substrate, physiological fluid flow, passive filtration of glomerulus
Review: Cannabidiol May Be Beneficial for Oral Mucositis
Data on use of cannabidiol in dentistry are scarce, but it appears to be safe, effective
Research Suggests Potential Key to Alternative Lupus Treatment
Cells expressing MAVS-C79F variant have reduced ROS-dependent MAVS oligomerization in plasma
Liraglutide May Blunt Impact of Exercise in Dysregulated T2DM
Improvement in early diastolic myocardial tissue velocity in placebo, not liraglutide group
