Mental health utilization increased around time of prostate cancer diagnosis
Aug 16, 2024
An increase was seen for both psychotropic medication and mental health service use.
Past-month cannabis use increasing among adults with diabetes
Aug 14, 2024
More than half (51.1%) of those with diabetes who used cannabis were aged more than 50 years.
Disparities in post-acute stroke care depend on insurance status
Jul 17, 2024
Uninsured patients had the lowest odds of facility versus home discharge and home healthcare discharge versus home without home healthcare.
Routine clinical laboratory measures are not biomarkers of long COVID
Aug 13, 2024
No meaningful differences in mean laboratory values were seen between those with a PASC index of 12 or higher versus 0.
Sociodemographics tied to rehab use during critical illness hospitalization
May 10, 2024
Dual Medicare and Medicaid eligibility and rural residence were linked to lower odds of physical and occupational therapy receipt.
Healthcare spending growth projected to outpace GDP to 2032
Jun 13, 2024
National health expenditures are projected to have increased 7.5% in 2023, when the COVID-19 public health emergency ended.
Almost 1 in 4 people disenrolled from Medicaid are now uninsured
Apr 12, 2024
Nearly a quarter of Americans who lost their pandemic-era Medicaid coverage say they’re now without any health insurance, a new survey finds.
Blood test results can enhance assessment of cancer risk
Aug 09, 2024
In men and women aged 60 years and older the positive predictive value for cancer exceeded the 3% risk threshold used by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for recommending urgent...
ChatGPT only gets diagnoses correct half of the time
Aug 08, 2024
An analysis shows some medical education benefits, however, such as simplifying medical concepts and offering guidance on differential diagnoses.
Digital diabetes prevention program cost-effective for preventing T2D
Aug 06, 2024
A recent study shows cost savings of $3,672 from a societal perspective and $2,990 from a healthcare sector perspective.