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Cost-effectiveness of Telephone-Delivered Education and Behavioral Skills Intervention for African American Adults with Diabetes
CONCLUSION: The combined intervention ICER for HbA1c is comparable to other education programs and the ICER to reduce the probability of complications falls below previously recommended long-term cut-off of $100,000, suggesting cost-effectiveness in an African American population.PMID:33883862 | PMC:PMC8054865 | DOI:10.18865/ed.31.2.217
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - April 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Leonard E Egede Clara E Dismuke Christian Eiler Joni S Williams Rebekah J Walker Source Type: research

Medical and Pharmacy Students Celebrate Match Day
The annual event – held online due the COVID-19 pandemic – marks a rite of passage for students as they start their careers after graduation. Thursday University of Arizona Health Sciencesmatch-day-2400x1350-2021-v2-01-hero-web.png On March 19, Health Sciences students at the Colleges of Medicine – Tucson and Phoenix participated in Match Day and learned the location of the residency training program where they will start their careers as physicians.HealthCollege of Medicine - PhoenixCollege of Medicine - TucsonCollege of Pharmacy Media contact(s)Stacy Pigott University of Arizona Health Sciencesspigott@arizon...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - March 25, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research

Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated factors among women of childbearing age in Brazil.
CONCLUSION: The results showed an association between excess weight and sociodemographic factors, both determinants of general and reproductive health history. Implementation of effective public health policies is necessary to prevent unfavorable outcomes related to the health of women of childbearing age with excess weight. PMID: 33500016 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Nutrition - January 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lyrio AO, Souza ES, Conceição SDS, Batista JET, Brito SM, Gomes Filho IS, Figueiredo ACMG, da Cruz SS Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research

Economic Burden of Acute Stroke Care in Beneficiaries and Non-Beneficiaries under Social Security Schemes at Tertiary Care Hospitals of Western Rajasthan
Conclusion: Public health insurance scheme reduces direct cost of acute stroke care significantly. Severity of stroke and prolonged hospital stay were main cost-driven variables.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - December 8, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Divya Goswami Kuldeep Singh Pankaj Bhardwaj Samhita Panda Akhil Goel Nitin Joshi Subhkaran Khichar Inder Puri Source Type: research

How to Keep Alzheimer ’s From Bringing About the Zombie Apocalypse
I tried to kill my father for years. To be fair, I was following his wishes. He’d made it clear that when he no longer recognized me, when he could no longer talk, when the nurses started treating him like a toddler, he didn’t want to live any longer. My father was 58 years old when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He took the diagnosis with the self-deprecating humor he’d spent a lifetime cultivating, constantly cracking jokes about how he would one day turn into a zombie, a walking corpse. We had a good 10 years with him after the diagnosis. Eventually, his jokes came true. Seven years ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jay Newton-Small Tags: Uncategorized Alzheimer's Disease Source Type: news

Assessment of risk factors, cost of treatment and therapy outcome in stroke patients: evidence from cross-sectional study.
CONCLUSION: The data on cost of stroke treatment from this study may be used for further pharmacoeconomic studies. PMID: 30753103 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - February 14, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res Source Type: research

Heart attack, stroke tied to lost work and wages
(Reuters Health) - People who suffer a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest may be less likely to work afterward, and those who do work may make less money, a Canadian study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Heart attack, stroke tied lost work and wages
(Reuters Health) - People who suffer a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest may be less likely to work afterward, and those who do work may make less money, a Canadian study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

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