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