Highest reported unaffordability seen for dental care, followed by prescription drugs, medical care, mental health care
Ransomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise
Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients
Mediterranean Diet Tied to Fewer Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Findings similar across race/ethnicity and prepregnancy body mass index, but stronger in women aged 35 years or older
Black Patients Less Likely to Undergo Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Furthermore, Black patients more likely to experience major complications, death than White patients
Diagnostic Accuracy High in Emergency Departments
Only about 5.7 percent of patients receive incorrect diagnosis, with about 2.0 percent suffering adverse events as a result
Expectant Management Noninferior to Ibuprofen for Extreme Preemies With Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Primary outcome event occurred in more infants in the early-ibuprofen group than the expectant-management group
Social Frailty Linked to Worse Outcomes for Elderly Heart Failure Patients
Social frailty linked to composite of all-cause death, cardiovascular events among elderly hospitalized heart failure patients
1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women’s Representation in Academic Medicine
However, representation of underrepresented minorities only increased modestly overall
Alcohol Abstinence Aids Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Across Portal Hypertension Stages
Findings seen even among patients who have already progressed to high-risk portal hypertension
Peritonitis Tied to Cardiovascular Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Population
Higher risk seen with increasing peritonitis episodes; risk for cardiovascular mortality lower for those commencing peritoneal dialysis in 2012-2019 versus 2003-2011