Early Aspirin Cuts In-Hospital Mortality With Moderate COVID-19
Early aspirin use is associated with lower odds of 28-day in-hospital mortality among U.S. adults hospitalized with moderate COVID-19.
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Update on the Safety and Efficacy of MMR/MMRV Vaccines in Pediatric Patients
Researchers conducted a study to assess the effectiveness, safety, and adverse effects associated with the measles-mumps-rubella and varicella vaccines in children aged 15 years and younger.
Hospital Mergers, Acquisitions Associated With Modest Decline in Patient Care Quality
Hospital mergers and acquisitions may precipitate a modest decline in patient care quality; however, no differential changes in readmission or mortality rates were observed in acquired institutions compared with control hospitals,
Can Placebo Effects Be Socially Transmitted?
Researchers were able to induce doctors’ beliefs about the thermedol treatment and showed that those beliefs were transmitted to patients through subtle shifts in facial expressions and possible changes in attentiveness between treatments.
Are Application Costs Reducing Diversity in the Medical Field?
Medical school application costs may prevent students from lower-income backgrounds from entering the profession of medicine.
How Do Disparities in the Physician Workforce Affect Patients?
Recent research indicates that disparities related to physician race or ethnicity, sex, or disability status may play a role in physician burnout.
Barriers to Primary Care Coverage Persist After ACA Implementation
Barriers to primary care coverage and access still exist for a significant number of people despite coverage expansions following enactment of the Affordable Care Act, according to a study published in Health Equity.
Hepatitis C-Viremic Kidneys Increasingly Used for Transplant
HCV-viremic kidneys are increasingly being used for transplants and seem to have good one-year outcomes.
Costs of Brand-Name Drugs Have Risen Substantially in the United States
The growth of drug spending in the United States associated with government-protected market exclusivity is likely to continue.
High PCP Adherence to Specialist Advice Provided via Electronic Consultation
Electronic consultation service delivers specialist advice that is actionable by primary care clinicians and communicated in a timely fashion to patients.
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