2019 to 2020 Saw 1.5-Year Decline in US Life Expectancy at Birth
From 2019 to 2020, there was a 1.5-year decline in life expectancy at birth in the United States.
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Allergy Information on Food Labels Difficult to Interpret
Both allergic and nonallergic consumers find allergen information difficult to interpret and often misunderstand precautionary allergen labels (PALs).
Black Adult Patients Have Worse Patient Safety in Hospitals
Black adult patients experience significantly worse patient safety relative to White patients at the same hospital for six of 11 patient safety indicators.
Pneumatic Retinopexy Reattaches Retina Without Major Surgery
The retrospective study’s findings suggest that PR is an effective way to treat noncomplex retinal detachment from the office, not the operating room.
Superficial Capillary Plexus Vessel Density Can Provide Key Glaucoma Diagnostic Metric
Ganglion cell complex thickness could also be used in disease detection.
Hand-Held Autorefractor Delivers High Patient Satisfaction
Patients rated prescriptions created using an autorefractor similar to those created with subjective refraction.
Impact of Alemtuzumab on the Visual System in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Study investigators used the visual pathway to assess the promyelinating and neuroprotective effects of alemtuzumab in multiple sclerosis.
WHO: Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots
COVID-19 vaccine makers such as Pfizer should focus on getting shots to poor countries instead of trying to persuade wealthy nations to give their citizens booster shots, World Health Organization officials said at a press briefing held Monday.
Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Drug for Alzheimer Disease
Medicare launched a formal process on Monday that will determine whether the agency will cover Aduhelm, the newly approved Alzheimer disease drug with a high price tag and unproven benefits that have prompted widespread controversy.
EHR Use Varies Across Primary Care Specialties
Pediatric clinicians spend significantly less total and after-hours time actively using electronic health record (EHR) systems compared with general medicine and family medicine clinicians.
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