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Telemedicine Critical Care Billing Among Hospitalized Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries: Trends, Determinants, and Implications from 2018 to 2024
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Telemedicine Critical Care Billing Among Hospitalized Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries: Trends, Determinants, and Implications from 2018 to 2024

By MedXY|Aug 10, 2026

This review synthesizes evidence on the adoption and billing practices of telemedicine critical care for Medicare beneficiaries from 2018 to 2024, highlighting pandemic-driven shifts, provider and hospital characteristics influencing utiliz

Economic Impact of the 2025 New Mexico Measles Outbreak: Highlighting the Cost of Efforts to Prevent Future Outbreaks
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Economic Impact of the 2025 New Mexico Measles Outbreak: Highlighting the Cost of Efforts to Prevent Future Outbreaks

By MedXY|Aug 10, 2026

This review synthesizes evidence on the comprehensive economic impact of the 2025 New Mexico measles outbreak, emphasizing the high societal costs and critical role of vaccination-related public health interventions in outbreak control and

Decoding Registry-Based Randomised Controlled Trials: Advancing Clinical Evidence Through Standardisation and Taxonomy
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Decoding Registry-Based Randomised Controlled Trials: Advancing Clinical Evidence Through Standardisation and Taxonomy

By MedXY|Aug 7, 2026

Registry-based randomised controlled trials (RRCTs) offer promising efficiencies and external validity over traditional RCTs, yet lack consistent definitions and registration standards. A proposed taxonomy and adherence to CONSORT-ROUTINE a

Characteristics of Higher-Education Students in England Who Died by Suspected Suicide: A National Retrospective Case Series Study
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Characteristics of Higher-Education Students in England Who Died by Suspected Suicide: A National Retrospective Case Series Study

By MedXY|Aug 18, 2026

This review synthesizes evidence on individual and institutional factors linked to suspected suicide among higher-education students in England, highlighting risk profiles, service contact patterns, and shortcomings in investigation practic

Estimated Effectiveness of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Evidence
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Estimated Effectiveness of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Evidence

By MedXY|Aug 7, 2026

This review synthesizes recent evidence on the effectiveness of 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines in adults, highlighting moderate protection against symptomatic illness, hospitalization, and critical outcomes, with emphasis on waning immunity an

ACP 2026 Position Paper: A Policy Roadmap to Make Obesity Prevention and Treatment Affordable, Accessible, and Stigma-Free
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ACP 2026 Position Paper: A Policy Roadmap to Make Obesity Prevention and Treatment Affordable, Accessible, and Stigma-Free

By MedXY|Aug 7, 2026

The American College of Physicians’ 2026 position paper calls for comprehensive payer coverage, healthy food access, bias reduction, and research to tackle adult obesity through multisector public policy.

Rethinking Race/Ethnicity in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: The Race-Free MESA Risk Score
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Rethinking Race/Ethnicity in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: The Race-Free MESA Risk Score

By MedXY|Aug 7, 2026

A race-free adaptation of the MESA risk score estimates 10-year coronary heart disease risk with comparable accuracy to the original, challenging the necessity of including race/ethnicity in cardiovascular risk prediction.

Evaluating LACE and HOSPITAL Scores for Predicting 30-day Readmissions in a Pakistani Tertiary Care Setting
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Evaluating LACE and HOSPITAL Scores for Predicting 30-day Readmissions in a Pakistani Tertiary Care Setting

By MedXY|Aug 7, 2026

A large retrospective study from Pakistan shows that LACE and HOSPITAL scores have fair accuracy in predicting 30-day readmissions among internal medicine patients, supporting their use in LMIC hospitals to target interventions and improve

Prior Authorization Suspension Boosts Access to Diabetes Technology and Improves Glycemic Control in Underserved Populations
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Prior Authorization Suspension Boosts Access to Diabetes Technology and Improves Glycemic Control in Underserved Populations

By MedXY|Aug 5, 2026

Suspension of prior authorization requirements led to increased access to CGM and insulin pumps and significant HbA1c improvement in type 1 diabetes patients in a safety net clinic, highlighting benefits of reducing administrative barriers.

Structured Telehealth Community Health Worker-Clinician Feedback and Diabetes Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Structured Telehealth Community Health Worker-Clinician Feedback and Diabetes Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

By MedXY|Aug 5, 2026

This study demonstrates that a telehealth-supported community health worker program with structured feedback loops significantly improves diabetes control and care adherence in low-income Hispanic adults.

Socioeconomic Status and Comorbidity Influence on ICU Mortality: Insights from a Dutch Nationwide Cohort
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Socioeconomic Status and Comorbidity Influence on ICU Mortality: Insights from a Dutch Nationwide Cohort

By MedXY|Aug 4, 2026

This nationwide Dutch study reveals that lower socioeconomic status independently predicts increased ICU hospital mortality regardless of comorbidities, underscoring persistent health disparities in universal healthcare.

Language Barriers and Emergency Department Crowding: Uncovering Disparities in Wait Times at an Academic Medical Center
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Language Barriers and Emergency Department Crowding: Uncovering Disparities in Wait Times at an Academic Medical Center

By MedXY|Aug 4, 2026

Non-English-speaking patients experience significantly longer emergency department wait times, especially during crowding, highlighting healthcare inequities that warrant system-level policy responses.

Persistent Gender Disparities in Emergency Medicine: A 20-Year Scoping Review
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Persistent Gender Disparities in Emergency Medicine: A 20-Year Scoping Review

By MedXY|Jul 27, 2026

A comprehensive scoping review of 191 studies confirms widespread gender disparities disadvantaging women emergency physicians in compensation, leadership, and recognition, with little improvement over time.

Long-Term Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Its Association with Parkinson Disease Risk: Insights from a Danish Nationwide Cohort Study
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Long-Term Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Its Association with Parkinson Disease Risk: Insights from a Danish Nationwide Cohort Study

By MedXY|Jul 22, 2026

A nationwide Danish study links prolonged residential road traffic noise exposure with increased Parkinson disease risk, highlighting the protective effect of having a quiet building facade.

Predicting Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Risk in Older Adults: Evaluating Prognostic Models
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Predicting Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Risk in Older Adults: Evaluating Prognostic Models

By MedXY|Jul 21, 2026

This study develops and compares predictive models incorporating claims and patient-reported data to forecast time to first opioid use disorder (OUD) or overdose (OD) among older adults with chronic pain on opioids, identifying key risk fac

Correlation Between Physicians’ Clinical Knowledge and Reduction of Low-Value Services in Older Adults
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Correlation Between Physicians’ Clinical Knowledge and Reduction of Low-Value Services in Older Adults

By MedXY|Jul 20, 2026

Patients whose physicians demonstrate higher clinical knowledge are less likely to receive low-value healthcare services, reducing unnecessary medical spending and optimizing care quality in elderly Medicare beneficiaries.

ACP Calls for Overhaul of U.S. Dietary Supplement Rules: Key Recommendations from the 2026 Position Paper
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ACP Calls for Overhaul of U.S. Dietary Supplement Rules: Key Recommendations from the 2026 Position Paper

By MedXY|Jul 20, 2026

The American College of Physicians urges Congress and regulators to modernize DSHEA, require premarket FDA review, strengthen surveillance, standardize labeling, and improve clinician tools to protect the public from unsafe or misleading di

Health Insurance Instability Following Firearm Injury: A Matched Cohort Case Report
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Health Insurance Instability Following Firearm Injury: A Matched Cohort Case Report

By MedXY|Jul 20, 2026

This report highlights the increased risk of health insurance instability in survivors of firearm injury, emphasizing the challenges to continuous care and financial burden post-injury.

Quality, Cost, and Timeliness of Cancer Treatment in Medicare Advantage Versus Traditional Medicare: An Evidence-Based Review
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Quality, Cost, and Timeliness of Cancer Treatment in Medicare Advantage Versus Traditional Medicare: An Evidence-Based Review

By MedXY|Jul 17, 2026

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with cancer receive guideline-concordant treatment similarly to Traditional Medicare enrollees but at lower costs and comparable timeliness, highlighting implications for healthcare policy and cost-effective

Severe Lead Poisoning During Pregnancy: Insights from a 19-Year NYC Observational Study
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Severe Lead Poisoning During Pregnancy: Insights from a 19-Year NYC Observational Study

By MedXY|Aug 18, 2026

This study investigates pregnant individuals in New York City with blood lead levels ≥45 mcg/dL, highlighting cultural risk factors, pregnancy outcomes, and treatment efficacy to inform clinical and public health strategies.

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