Medical cannabis tied to improved health-related quality of life
May 11, 2023
Improvement was observed across a range of health conditions and was mostly sustained over time.
Remote hypertension monitoring program successful during pandemic
Mar 30, 2023
Significant improvements in BP control and increased home BP monitoring occurred during the pandemic versus prepandemic period.
Millions in United States may hear gunshots at night
Apr 09, 2024
An inverse relationship was seen between the number of nighttime gunshots and median household income.
Disease knowledge limited among individuals with type 2 diabetes
Mar 13, 2024
The item with lowest percentage of correct answers (4.4%) was related to identification of signs of ketoacidosis.
QOL outcomes stable with neurostimulation in Parkinson’s disease
Jan 22, 2024
PDQ-8 and ADL worsened in the standard-of-care medication group and remained stable in the stimulation group.
Adverse postoperative outcomes not increased with recent COVID-19
Mar 28, 2023
The odds ratios for postoperative outcomes was not significantly increased for those with infection in preoperative days 1 to 30 and 31 to 60.
Worse care experiences reported at for-profit hospices
Feb 28, 2023
Caregivers of patients receiving hospice care report worse experiences at for-profit versus not-for-profit hospices.
Deferiprone not beneficial for newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease
Dec 01, 2022
“Deferiprone was not associated with benefit as compared with placebo in measures of the progression of Parkinson’s disease, and there was evidence of clinical worsening,” the authors...
Eligibility for H-2B visa programs updated for next year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 14, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security has announced which countries’ nationals can come to the United States via the H-2B visa program in the next year.
Low-carbohydrate diet yields greater decrease in HbA1c
Oct 27, 2022
Reductions in HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose and body weight at six months was greater with a low-carbohydrate diet versus usual diet in individuals with elevated untreated HbA1c.