Only 19 percent of patients were treated with oral and/or third-line therapies during six-year study; third-line therapy increased from 2013 to 2018

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — American seniors still pay more for health care than their counterparts in most other wealthy countries do, despite coverage by Medicare, a new study finds.They are also more likely to postpone or skip needed care because of cost concerns.“In …

Very small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity linked to significant reduction in MACE for women

Prevalence of anemia higher among females than males and in non-Hispanic Black females and males

Compared with laparoscopic appendectomy, nonoperative management was also more effective

Outbreaks resulted in 10,611 cases, 152 hospitalizations, 99 visits to emergency departments, but no deaths

Intervention participants were more likely to complete screening and to have detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia

Inequalities seen across telemedicine access, including higher use in younger adults, nonmarried persons, college educated

More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics

Significant increases seen in the number of prevalent cases, incident cases, disability-adjusted life years, deaths