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Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives To assess overall medication adherence as an indicator for emergency room (ER) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality among elderly patients. Methods The study included individuals aged 75 to 90 years, diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension, who were treated with at least one antihypertensive, or antidiabetic medication in 2017.

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Health and Mood Benefits of Semaglutide in HF

Physician's Weekly

Researchers examined the effects of semaglutide on body weight, health status, and mood over 1 year in individuals with HF and obesity. They assessed 122 individuals with HF and obesity who were treated consecutively with semaglutide between January 2019 and August 2023.

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Outcomes associated with timing of screening for gestational diabetes [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset: A combined dataset consisting of prenatal data from a primary care database and intrapartum data from a provincial hospital administrative database. Significance was set as p < 0.05.Dataset: Exclusion criteria included a pre-pregnancy diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

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Declines in intensive care unit admissions in early COVID-19 pandemic among persons with dementia in three Canadian provinces [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods: We identified two closed cohorts of PLWD on March 3, 2019 (pre-pandemic) and March 1, 2020 (pandemic) and stratified them by community and nursing home settings Outcome measures: Rates of intensive care unit admissions. Results: Community cohorts included 160,288 (pre-pandemic) and 166,392 (pandemic) individuals.

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ICU Statin Therapy Tied to Significant Sepsis Mortality Reduction

Physician's Weekly

“Given the wide use of statins for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, it is likely that their use in this population has also conferred benefits in combating infections and sepsis,” wrote study author Keliang Xie, MD, PhD , of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, and study coauthors. day), total hospitalization (+1.44

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An Evaluation of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence, Treatment, and Guideline Adherence in an Ambulatory Healthcare System [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Individuals with gonorrhea and chlamydia positive tests. Results: Between 1/1/2019 and 12/31/2021, 4385 persons were treated for chlamydia and gonorrhea were documented within the MedStar system. 52.7% (n=2311/4385) were diagnosed in a Hospital / ED setting, 25.2% (1107) within a primary care setting, and 18.1%

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Minnesota Proposes to Reduce Opioid Product Registration Fees Related to Hospitals

FDA Law Blog

Richardson — A recent proposed amendment to Minnesota’s Opiate Product Registration Fee appears intended to ensure continued availability of certain opiate products at hospitals. Gilbert & Kalie E. If enacted, Article 5, Section 6 of HF33 would provide for a reduction to the State’s opiate product registration fee. 151.066, Subd.