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.
Pandemic-era tax credits made healthcare more affordable, but they’re set to expire
Jun 18, 2024
In a success story for Americans seeking affordable healthcare coverage, tax credits put in place during the pandemic helped millions gain health insurance, a new report found. But the credits are set...
Substituting lower-wage staff for registered nurses tied to worse outcomes
Jun 25, 2024
Harms include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, excess Medicare costs and forgone cost savings.
Patient–primary care provider language concordance tied to better outcomes
Jul 02, 2024
The findings were seen for non-English and non-French speakers living in Canada.
Self-administered gerocognitive exam improves detection of cognitive issues in primary care
Jul 02, 2024
Detection rates appear to increase during nonacute office visits.
Low incidence of delayed intracranial hemorrhage seen in seniors after head injury
Jul 03, 2024
No differences were seen in rates of delayed intracranial hemorrhage between those who have been versus those who have not been prescribed anticoagulants.
FDA approves new drug to treat Alzheimer’s
Jul 02, 2024
In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early stages of the memory-robbing disease. But it also carried significant safety risks, including...
Few with type 2 diabetes receive guideline-recommended CKD screening
Jul 01, 2024
24.9 percent received creatinine and UACR screening; Hispanic ethnicity associated with lack of screening
American Diabetes Association, June 21-24
Jul 01, 2024
The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held this year from June 21 to 24 in Orlando, Florida, drawing more than 15,000 participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians,...
Dysbiosis in phylogenetically diverse species associated with type 2 diabetes
Jun 26, 2024
Within-species phylogenetic diversity was identified for strains of 27 species that explain inter-individual differences in type 2 diabetes risk.