Andrew Rhoades

Rates of completion for recommended tests and specialty referrals ordered across all visit types were “unacceptably low” at primary care sites, but particularly for telehealth visits, researchers reported.According to Anthony Zhong, MA, an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School, and colleagues, little is known about how telehealth affects a patient’s likelihood of completing

Older patients who spent the night in the ED had higher in-hospital mortality rates vs. those who were admitted to a ward, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.According to a previous study from the Yale Institute of Medicine, more than 90% of EDs in the United States reported overcrowding to be a problem, and although there are usually enough empty beds to support patients,

Eating disorder claims in the United States rose 65% as a percentage of all medical claims over the last 5 years, according to a report from FAIR Health, a health care claims repository.Researchers at FAIR Health evaluated more than 43 billion private health care claims records to investigate trends in eating disorders from 2018 to 2022 based on regional and national levels, demographic and

One in four adults relied solely on medications to manage chronic pain, highlighting an opportunity to increase use of nonpharmacologic therapies, particularly in men, older adults and those with public insurance, according to researchers.“Findings from this study contribute important information about use of over-the-counter pain relievers, prescriptions nonopioids and exercise, which were

Inhalation of traffic-related air pollution in a car with unfiltered air was linked to a rapid increase in BP, which peaked within 1 hour, a recent study found.According to Michael T. Young, MPH, PhD, from the department of environmental and occupational sciences at the University of Washington, and colleagues, “[traffic-related air pollution (TRAP)] exposure is recognized as a risk factor

Influenza vaccination was linked to significant decreased risks for major cardiovascular events and death, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.“Differing viewpoints exist regarding the impact of influenza vaccination on CVDs,” Fatemeh Omidi, MD, an assistant professor in the department of cardiology at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and

A recent study showed that excess cardiovascular and respiratory mortality among former smokers was less than half of that among continuing smokers within the first decade of smoking cessation. Blake Thomson, DPhil, a medical student from the University of Stanford, told Healio the findings were surprising “in that the excess mortality avoided is generally similar across

Women who regularly attended their mammogram screenings before a breast cancer diagnosis had up to a 72% reduced risk for death compared with those who attended none, according to a recent study.“Ideally, when women receive a notice that they are due for their regular mammogram, they are able to attend as close to the recommended interval, ie, annually or biennially. However, sometimes

Most adults who are eligible for statin use to prevent CVD are not receiving them, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.In 2013, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) expended statin eligibility for primary prevention “on the basis of atherosclerotic [CVD] (ASCVD) risk score,” Casey J. Kim, MD, an internist from the

A new clinical decision rule could help physicians determine which older ED patients who experienced a fall will require imaging, according to a study published in CMAJ.The development of the Falls Decision Rule come as EDs “are managing a growing number of older adults who fall,” according to Kerstin de Wit, MD, an associate professor at Queen’s University in Canada, and