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CMS hospital star ratings offer limited measure of surgical quality
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoAlthough the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) star ratings are associated with adverse...
Texas' 2021 Abortion Ban Tied to Rise in Infant Deaths
US News & World Report· 3 hours agoFollowing state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide, a new study ...
Study indicates nonphysician-implemented multifaceted intervention beneficial for hypertension
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoFor older and younger adults with hypertension, a nonphysician-implemented, multifaceted, intensive...
CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality?
MedPage Today· 7 days agoIn an analysis of 3,240 CMS star-rated hospitals, 30-day mortality rates fell from 6.80% for 1-star hospitals to 4.93% for 5-star hospitals (adjusted OR...
New study shows healthy lifestyle benefits even those in their 80s
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoA healthy lifestyle may be beneficial even at a very advanced age, according to a study published...
New Study Suggests Fasting Can Help With Type 2 Diabetes
Houston Chronicle· 21 hours agoOne of them — what the Cleveland Clinic and others have called the “twice-a-week method” — has shown...
Type 2 diabetes: How a 5:2 intermittent fasting diet can help
Medical News Today· 3 days agoA study from China suggest that a 5:2 intermittent fasting diet with meal replacement may be helpful...
Existing high blood pressure drugs may prevent epilepsy, study finds
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoThe study, published June 17 in JAMA Neurology, suggests that the drugs, called angiotensin receptor blockers, could prevent epilepsy in people at highest risk of the disease ...
Meal replacement plus financial incentives found to be beneficial for teens with obesity
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoFor adolescents with severe obesity, meal replacement therapy (MRT) plus financial incentives (FIs)...
Pot use seems to contribute to more severe cases of COVID-19, study finds
UPI· 3 days agoLouis found. NEW YORK, June 21 (UPI) -- Among patients diagnosed with COVID-19, those who used...
