The evidence base on health services use and cost burdens associated with transition to severe cognitive impairment (SCI) and dementia is underdeveloped. We examine how the change in cognitive impairment status influences nursing home use, hospitalizations, and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures.
Vaginitis is one of the most common reasons women access health care in the United States. Despite its prevalence and disruptive impact, it is frequently misdiagnosed and untreated, resulting in unnecessary patient discomfort, follow-up visits, and health care costs.
Environmental disasters impact disadvantaged communities disproportionately both through the epidemiological challenge of exposure, but also by undermining the progress of public health efforts.
Expanded “payment bundles” for the treatment of end stage kidney disease did not in general increase the risk of closure by dialysis facilities, the authors conclude.
Sayna Norouzi, Bo Zhao, Ahmed Awan, Wolfgang Winkelmayer, Vivian Ho, Kevin EricksonFebruary 5, 2020
This study assesses the state of stem cell research in the Greater Middle East, reports on the policy and ethical considerations facing the region, and determines the impact of international research collaborations in this area.
Jesse M. Flynn, Kirstin R.W. MatthewsMarch 3, 2010