On October 1, 2024, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) and frontal fibrosing ...

Summary: A new AI tool identified long COVID in 22.8% of patients, a much higher rate than previously diagnosed. By analyzing ...

Using data from the UK Biobank, researchers evaluated the link between sex hormones and fracture risk among men.

In The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Yair Zloof and colleagues1 show that obesity in otherwise healthy adolescents was ...

People with central obesity (CO), characterized by excess fat around the abdomen, are at a greater risk for pelvic organ prolapse (POP), particularly those who are younger than 60 years or without a ...

Suicide risk is not only elevated among individuals with psychiatric disorders, but also among individuals with medical conditions.

Although the incidence of spontaneous bacterial empyema in patients with cirrhosis is low, SPEM in this population is associated with a 90-day mortality rate of 41%. Albumin may reduce mortality in ...

A nationwide retrospective study evaluated health care resource utilization and outcomes among patients with intermediate-risk ...

According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, the percentage of adult low back pain (LBP) patients with one or more insurance claims filed for acupuncture increased from 0.9% as of 2010 to 1.6% ...

Clinicians typically first turn to antiarrhythmic drugs, but switching up the order may be offer patients better outcomes.

Anhedonia in MDD was associated with high psychotropic medication use, health care utilization, and polypharmacy, as well as poor HRQoL.

Higher medical expenditures and higher out-of-pocket expenses are associated with hypertension among adults in the United States with private insurance.