One in Six Medicare Beneficiaries Use Telehealth for Essential Care
1. In this cross-sectional study, 16.4% of Medicare beneficiaries had at least one telehealth visit between 2021 and 2023, with...
Psychotherapy identified as most effective treatment for grief
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, psychotherapy was the most effective intervention, improving grief disorder symptoms, general grief, and...
Both high and low maternal hemoglobin levels increase neonatal risk
1. In this retrospective cohort study, both low and high early-pregnancy hemoglobin levels were linked to higher rates of severe...
Human papillomavirus vaccination may allow longer cervical cancer screening intervals
1. In this individual-based modeling study, fewer cervical cancer screens for HPV-vaccinated women were the most cost-effective strategy. 2. Fewer...
Faster correction of severe hyponatremia reduces death and neurologic events
1. In this retrospective cohort study, faster 24-hour sodium correction rates were associated with lower risk of 90-day death or...
Sustained participation in hospital-based intervention programs reduces future community violence
1. In this retrospective cohort study, sustained participation in hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) reduced the risk of future violence,...
New model enhances prediction of prostate cancer-specific mortality
1. In this cohort study, a novel prognostic model was developed to estimate prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) while accounting for...
Patient and provider characteristics associated with difficult clinical encounters
1. In this systematic review, 17% of primary care patients were perceived as difficult by physicians, particularly those with depression,...
Weekly islatravir plus lenacapavir maintains HIV virologic suppression
1. In this randomized controlled trial, once-weekly oral islatravir (ISL) plus lenacapavir (LEN) maintained high rates of HIV-1 virologic suppression...
Certain cannabis-based products may offer modest reductions in pain
1. In this updated systematic review, cannabis-based products with a comparable or high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-to-cannabidiol (CBD) ratio may provide a...
