In a study examining data from percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) recipients, Ashwin Nathan and colleagues found that patients who were Black, older, female, or higher risk were less likely to undergo PCI – potentially due to the “risk-treatment paradox.”
Rachel Kohn, Alisa J. Stephen-Shields, Alexander C. Fanaroff, and Scott Halpern found that Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and female patients were underrepresented across all contemporary cardiovascular randomized clinical trials.
Barbara Chaiyachati discussed the gaps in naloxone co-prescribing policies for children and families while offering guidance for parents, providers, institutions, and policymakers to protect children from opioid overdoses.
Alison Buttenheim, Harsha Thirumurthy, Aaron Richterman, and colleagues found bead-filled bottles called B-OK improve understanding of HIV treatment among patients with the disease.
Victor Roy conducted a study that showed payouts to shareholders from large, for-profit, publicly traded health care companies totaled $2.6 trillion from 2001 through 2022, and analyzed what they mean for health care investment.
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IN THE MEDIA
“Nursing Homes Anxious as Republicans Ponder Deep Medicaid Cuts.” Rachel M. Werner.Bloomberg Law News
“Not Even Wealth Is Saving Americans From Dying At Rates Seen Among Some Of The Poorest Europeans.” Atheendar Venkataramani.NBC News
“U.S. Government Cuts Imperil Life-Saving Gun Violence Research. As Doctors, We Fear For The Future.” Elinore J. Kaufman. The Guardian
“How Gendered Understandings of Medicine Have Influenced Health Care.” Derek M. Griffith. Iowa Public Radio
New Study Finds More Higher-Skilled Immigrants Means Stronger Economic Growth.” Kent Smetters. Axios
PUBLICATIONS
“Centering Diné (Navajo) Voices: Barriers, Facilitators, and Perceptions of Cardiac Care Among Patients with Heart Failure in Rural Navajo Nation.” Lauren Eberly, Ada Tennison, Larissa Morgan, Marita Smith, Leah Gray, Matthew Kearney, Benjamin Feliciano, Erica Lindsey, Jacob Manche, Pamela Detsoi-Smiley, Sonya Shin, Maricruz Merino.Circulation
“LGBTQ+ Inclusive Policies, Nurse Job Outcomes, and Quality of Care in Hospitals.” Hyunmin Yu, Matthew D. McHugh, José A. Bauermeister, Tari Hanneman, Karen B. Lasater. JAMA Network Open
“Change in Default Prescription Length and Statin Prescribing Behavior.” Mili Mehta, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Corinne M. Rhodes, Aria Xiong, Christopher K. Snider, E. Madeline Grenader, Michael O. Harhay, Nune Mehrabyan, Maryanne K. Peifer, Kevin G. M. Volpp, M. Kit Delgado. JAMA Internal Medicine
“The Effect of Rurality on Time to Surgery and Overall Survival Among Women with Breast Cancer.” Kriyana P. Reddy, Cara L. Berkowitz, Kathleen Jarrell, Rachel Berger, Sarah Hulse, Leisha C. Elmore, Rebecca Fishman, Alina M. Mateo, Dahlia M. Sataloff, Julia C. Tchou, Jennifer Q. Zhang, Anne Marie McCarthy, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju.Annals of Surgery
“Association of Race and Ethnicity with Healthcare Utilization for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study.” Abraham Segura, Colleen Brensinger, Virginia Pate, Shazia M. Siddique, Lauren Parlett, Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo, Michael David Kappelman, James D. Lewis. American Journal of Gastroenterology
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