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. Researchers are learning that obesity’s drivers can be environmental, familial, or genetic. “It opens up their world in so many ways.”

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. But that’s when his family began fighting another adversary: their health insurer, which decided the treatment was “not medically necessary,” according to insurance paperwork. BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. —

Insurance 52

Insurance Patients Behavioral Health Services Diagnose 52