Beneficiaries of Medicare Advantage run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare
1. In this retrospective cohort study, the authors observed that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have a higher risk of readmission compared...
Being denied a wanted abortion may have detrimental health effects in the long term
1. The authors of this prospective cohort study found that women who were denied a wanted abortion were found to...
Differences in presenting emergency department symptoms for inhaled vs edible cannabis use
1. The authors of this chart review observed that a greater proportion of visits attributed to cannabis use were related...
Better supporting the care needs of older adults with disabilities could reduce Medicare spending
1. The results of this observational study using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, indicate that older...
Mavacamten shows promise for treating patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
1. In this open-label clinical trial, mavacamten was found to reduce mean postexercise left ventricular outflow tract gradient after 12...
Patent foramen ovale associated with four-fold increased risk for ischemic stroke in patients with pulmonary embolism
1. In this prospective cohort study, patients with symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) and a patent foramen ovale (PFO) were found...
Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer
1. This prospective cohort study suggested that nutrients derived from food were associated with lower risks of all-cause death among...
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Metformin may help patients maintain long-term weight loss
1. Continued use of metformin beyond the randomized controlled trial was found to be predictive of long-term weight loss among...
In phase 3 trial, rituximab not associated with clinical improvement in patients with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
1. In this randomized controlled trial, B-lymphocyte depletion through rituximab did not significantly improve fatigue symptoms of patients with ME/CFS...
Students infected by Schistosoma shed light on cause of Katayama syndrome
1. The results of this case study suggested that male Schistosoma mansoni larvae can cause Katayama syndrome amongst individuals exposed....
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