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New initiative boosts surveillance imaging, cuts mortality after aortic aneurysm repair17:27 Through a statewide partnership, hospitals in Michigan drastically increased the number of patients who receive follow up imaging after undergoing aortic aneurysm repair, according to a recent study. Study examines potential impact of the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan on cancer patients17:27 A new study examines the potential impact of the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (M3P) - an opt-in policy implemented in 2025 under the Inflation Reduction Act that allows beneficiaries to spread out of pocket (OOP) costs over the calendar year - on Medicare Part D beneficiaries with cancer who face high out-of-pocket (OOP) prescription drug costs. Perceived injustice intensifies trauma symptoms after October 7th attack17:27 A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examined how thought-patterns associated with unfairness, known as perceived injustice, shape people's psychological responses to trauma. Canada's overburdened health systems may buckle with additional demand during FIFA World Cup17:27 Excitement is building for FIFA World Cup soccer games in Toronto and Vancouver in June and July, yet Canada's overburdened health systems may buckle with any additional demand, cautions an editorial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.252094. Medicare telehealth: Study shows no visit increase, informing policy debate14:47 With another Congressional deadline looming this month for most telehealth coverage under Medicare, a new University of Michigan study adds more data to the debate. Central reference database launched to categorize and coordinate mental health biomarker research14:15 Psychiatrists and neuroscientists are taking a major step toward objective mental health diagnosis by launching a central reference database for the classification and communication of mental health biomarker research. England’s North–South maternity mortality gap persists11:01 The study identifies persistent variations in perinatal mortality across England, calling for structured knowledge exchange to reduce health inequalities. New research compares different wellbeing-focused interventions delivered to adults17.ledna As another new year gets under way many of us will be looking for a way of boosting how we feel but is it better to hit the gym or mediate in nature? Now new research by Swansea experts has provided the largest ever comparison of wellbeing-focused interventions delivered to adults. How World War II transformed sexual health practices and condom use in Sweden17.ledna During World War II, Sweden was officially neutral, but life at home was anything but untouched by the conflict. A new study from Stockholm University shows that the war years fundamentally changed Swedish thoughts about sexual health, helping turn the condom from one protective option among many into the dominant safeguard against venereal disease. Majority of older adults in Ireland have poorly controlled high blood pressure17.ledna High blood pressure becomes more common after age 40years yet new research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin shows that many people in Ireland with hypertension are still not optimally diagnosed or treated based on European Gudelines. |