Georgia to be first state to let pharmacies sell low-dose cannabis
Oct 23, 2023
Meanwhile, the sale of marijuana is still illegal on a federal level
CDC: 32.0 and 8.0 suicide deaths per 100,000 working men, women
Dec 15, 2023
Industry groups with highest suicide rates include personal care and service (men, 47.1; women, 15.9 per 100,000).
Older adults average 20.7 total healthcare contact days a year
Jan 22, 2024
Factors linked to more ambulatory contact days include younger age, female sex, white race and non-Hispanic ethnicity.
CDC: Although season not over, flu activity is slowing down
Jan 16, 2024
So far this season, the flu has caused at least 14 million illnesses, 150,000 hospitalizations and 9,400 deaths.
Triptans, ergots, antiemetics most effective meds for migraine
Nov 29, 2023
The individual medications with the highest odds ratios were eletriptan, zolmitriptan and sumatriptan
Healthcare expenditures up with functional impairments, frailty
Apr 03, 2023
For persons with multiple impairments or phenotypic frailty, the model is more accurate for cost prediction than claims-derived indicators alone.
Achieving treatment goals in T2DM can up life expectancy
Apr 19, 2022
Life expectancy gains were seen with reducing HbA1c, SBP, LDL-C and BMI among individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Bivalent mRNA-1273.214 elicits better response against omicron
Sep 27, 2022
A booster dose of mRNA-1273.214 elicits more neutralizing antibodies against omicron compared with mRNA-1273, the original Moderna vaccine, with no new safety concerns.
Adding tirzepatide to insulin glargine ups glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Feb 10, 2022
For adults with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycemic control, glycemic control improved with the addition of tirzepatide versus placebo.
Women with employer insurance more likely to report unaffordability of care
Dec 30, 2022
“[R]ising healthcare costs, growth in high-deductible plans and increased out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures may have contributed to increased unaffordability in recent years,” the authors...