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Black patients have longer time to treatment discontinuation, similar time to next treatment, slightly improved overall survival than White patients

Strongest influence seen between 55 and 64 years in men and between 65 and 74 years in women

By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has officially been closed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.In total, 104 people from 14 states were sickened and 34 were hospitalized during the outbreak, …

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

Compared with laparoscopic appendectomy, nonoperative management was also more effective