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This study highlights how unmet transportation needs significantly increase missed in-person primary care appointments, while telemedicine offers a viable solution to overcome these barriers, improving healthcare access.
Analysis reveals growing Medicare payment disparities between hospitals and physicians for general surgery procedures from 2019 to 2023, highlighting urgent policy needs for alignment to sustain equitable surgical care delivery.
Analysis of NHANES data reveals increasing anemia and iron deficiency anemia rates among nonpregnant U.S. women aged 20-45 from 1999 to 2023, with persistently high iron deficiency prevalence.
This study investigates how real-life versus social-media-based emotional support relates to loneliness among US adults, revealing stronger links between real-life support and reduced loneliness.
This review synthesizes evidence showing that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act significantly reduced 1-year mortality among young adults starting dialysis by improving insurance coverage and access to nephrology care.
From 2013 to 2023, Medicare charges for inpatient neurologic care rose sharply while reimbursement increases lagged, widening payment gaps despite declining hospitalization volumes and highlighting systemic financial misalignments.
This study investigates the genetic risk structure of 18 psychiatric and substance use disorders using high-quality Swedish registries, identifying six distinct genetic factors and highlighting shared and unique genetic influences among dis
Medicare Advantage (MA) shows no significant improvement over original Medicare (OM) in managing type 2 diabetes outcomes or mitigating related social needs despite higher costs, underscoring the need for effective spending strategies.
This study reveals that housing instability among adults with uncontrolled diabetes is associated with increased financial strain and cost-related medication nonadherence, underscoring the need for holistic approaches to diabetes care invol
This analysis reveals that waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio improve cardiovascular risk classification beyond BMI, identifying individuals with hidden risk and refining prognostic assessments across multiple cardiovascular outcome
This review synthesizes claims-based evidence revealing $106.7 billion US injury spending in 2022, highlighting mechanistic, demographic, and payer-specific spending patterns with implications for trauma system design and health policy.
A large-scale study identifies key active components of psychosocial interventions delivered by non-specialists, revealing social support, behavioral activation, and problem management as most effective for treating common mental disorders,
A national survey reveals that general internal medicine research fellowships are vital for developing research skills and careers but face challenges including training gaps and recruitment difficulties.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
