Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives To assess overall medication adherence as an indicator for emergency room (ER) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality among elderly patients. ORs were similar for the three consecutive years 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Diabetes ER Medical 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

They rushed to the emergency room, fearing a dangerous bowel impaction. He was diagnosed as a baby with Prader-Willi syndrome — a rare disorder sparked by a genetic abnormality. The irony stung: When Dean was born, he was so weak and floppy he survived only with feeding tubes because he couldn’t suck or swallow.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Emergency Room Insurance Patients 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. The Right to Try Act, signed by President Donald Trump in 2018, entitles patients with terminal illnesses to try experimental drugs, but it does not obligate insurance companies to pay for them.

Insurance 52

Insurance Patients Behavioral Health Services Diagnose 52