Millions of Americans became first-time gun owners post-pandemic
1. This national survey estimated that 29.8 million U.S. adults acquired firearms between 2021 and 2024, including 11.2 million individuals...
Metformin and ursodeoxycholic acid do not improve long COVID recovery
1. In this randomized controlled trial, neither metformin nor ursodeoxycholic acid improved recovery from long COVID compared with placebo in...
Breast cancer screening with MRI provides modest benefit for high-risk women
1. For women at higher-than-average risk, adding supplemental MRI to DBT provided only modest additional benefit, resulting in a similar...
Physicians slightly more likely to die at home or hospice
1. In this cross-sectional study, physicians were slightly more likely to die at home or in hospice than both the...
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,...
