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Sustained Cardiovascular Benefits of Intensive Blood Pressure Management Led by Nonphysician Providers: 7-Year Follow-Up of the CRHCP Trial

By MedXY 08/30/2026

Long-term intensive BP control led by trained nonphysician community providers significantly lowers cardiovascular risk over 7 years, with benefits persisting 3 years post-intervention in rural China.

Cardiology news Public Health

Impact of a Community- and Family-Based Intervention on Blood Pressure Reduction in Rural China: Insights from a Cluster-Randomized Trial

By MedXY 08/28/2026

This cluster-randomized trial in rural China demonstrates that a coordinated community- and family-based intervention effectively lowers systolic blood pressure at the population level, highlighting the importance of sustained community engagement for hypertension control.

Diabetes & Endocrinology news Public Health

Financial Toxicity and Cost-Related Nonadherence: Challenges in Adult Type 1 Diabetes Management

By MedXY 08/28/2026

Adults with type 1 diabetes face substantial financial toxicity and cost-related nonadherence, especially younger adults, underscoring the need for targeted interventions beyond traditional social determinants of health.

Internal Medicine news Public Health

Evaluating the Impact of the MISSION Act on VA Specialty Care Referrals and Wait Times: A National Cohort Study

By MedXY 08/27/2026

Following the 2018 MISSION Act expansion, VA specialty referrals and community care outsourcing increased substantially without reducing outpatient specialty wait times, signaling the need for alternative access-improvement strategies.

Clinical Updates news Public Health

Technology-Guided Diet Counseling Training Enhances Resident Physicians’ Shared Decision-Making Skills in Primary Care

By MedXY 08/26/2026

Technology-guided diet counseling training using the Nutri platform improves resident physicians' attitudes, self-efficacy, and intention to discuss diet, facilitating shared decision making in routine primary care.

Neurology news Public Health

Bridging Social Determinants of Health and Multidimensional Frailty Among Older Adults: A Domain-Specific Latent Class and Network Analysis

By MedXY 08/25/2026

This study explores how economic, educational, healthcare, neighborhood, and social factors link to multiple frailty dimensions in Chinese older adults, highlighting cognition as a key intermediary.

Clinical Updates Critical Care news Public Health

Informed Consent in International Critical Care Trials: Insights from the REVISE Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis Study

By MedXY 08/25/2026

This review examines informed consent patterns and predictors in an international ICU trial on stress ulcer prophylaxis, highlighting the shift to deferred consent, pandemic influences, and implications for critical care research ethics.

Critical Care news Public Health

Bridging the Gap: Gender Disparities in Critical Care Authorship Across Economic Contexts

By MedXY 08/25/2026

This bibliometric study reveals persistent gender disparities in authorship of critical care publications, with women better represented in low- and middle-income countries and a modest increase in female authorship from 2018 to 2022 globally.

Neurology news Public Health

Lifelong Risk of De Novo Aneurysm Formation in Young Survivors of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Four-Decade Perspective

By MedXY 08/25/2026

Young survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage face a lifelong risk of developing new aneurysms, with female sex, smoking, and family history as key risk factors. Smoking cessation reduces this risk, supporting need for lifelong surveillance.

Internal Medicine news Public Health

Randomized Quality Improvement Trials: Enhancing Healthcare Safety with Ethical Oversight

By MedXY 08/24/2026

Randomized Quality Improvement (RQI) trials offer robust evidence for healthcare interventions but raise ethical and regulatory challenges. A proposed framework provides streamlined oversight enabling safer, evidence-based care improvements within health systems.

news OB/GYN & Women’s Health Public Health

Air Pollution and Its Impact on Age at Natural Menopause: Insights from the SWAN Study

By MedXY 08/24/2026

High exposure to ambient NO2 and O3 air pollutants is associated with approximately one year earlier natural menopause, highlighting environmental risks to women's reproductive aging.

Diabetes & Endocrinology news Public Health

Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Islet Autoantibody Patterns Among Individuals at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

By MedXY 08/24/2026

Islet autoantibody positivity varies significantly among racial and ethnic groups and is influenced by socioeconomic deprivation, implicating tailored screening and prevention strategies for equitable diabetes care.

General Surgery news Public Health

Bridging the Gap: Evaluating Global Surgery Education Among Medical Students in Australia and New Zealand

By MedXY 08/23/2026

This study highlights significant gaps in global surgery education among medical students in Australia and New Zealand, revealing limited curricular exposure despite strong student interest and support for inclusion in medical training.

General Surgery news Public Health

Impact of Trauma on Social Risk: Insights from Serial Hospital Data Screening

By MedXY 08/21/2026

This study reveals that trauma significantly increases social risks such as food insecurity and housing instability, especially in younger adults, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to mitigate socioeconomic consequences post-injury.

Internal Medicine news Public Health

Bridging the Gap: How Transportation Barriers Impact Primary Care Attendance and the Role of Telemedicine

By MedXY 08/20/2026

This study highlights how unmet transportation needs significantly increase missed in-person primary care appointments, while telemedicine offers a viable solution to overcome these barriers, improving healthcare access.

General Surgery news Public Health

The Great Divergence: Unveiling Hospital-Physician Payment Disparities in Medicare Surgery (2019-2023)

By MedXY 08/19/2026

Analysis reveals growing Medicare payment disparities between hospitals and physicians for general surgery procedures from 2019 to 2023, highlighting urgent policy needs for alignment to sustain equitable surgical care delivery.

news OB/GYN & Women's Health Public Health

Rising Burden of Anemia and Iron Deficiency Among U.S. Nonpregnant Women of Reproductive Age: Insights from NHANES 1999–2023

By MedXY 08/18/2026

Analysis of NHANES data reveals increasing anemia and iron deficiency anemia rates among nonpregnant U.S. women aged 20-45 from 1999 to 2023, with persistently high iron deficiency prevalence.

news Psychiatry Public Health

Real-Life Emotional Support, Social-Media-Based Emotional Support, and Loneliness Among US Adults: A Nationally Representative Study

By MedXY 08/17/2026

This study investigates how real-life versus social-media-based emotional support relates to loneliness among US adults, revealing stronger links between real-life support and reduced loneliness.

Clinical Updates Nephrology news Public Health

Medicaid Expansion and Reduced 1-Year Mortality in Young Adults Initiating Dialysis: A Comprehensive Review

By MedXY 08/17/2026

This review synthesizes evidence showing that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act significantly reduced 1-year mortality among young adults starting dialysis by improving insurance coverage and access to nephrology care.

Neurology news Public Health

Growing Financial Challenges in Inpatient Neurologic Care: A Decade of Medicare Trends, 2013-2023

By MedXY 08/16/2026

From 2013 to 2023, Medicare charges for inpatient neurologic care rose sharply while reimbursement increases lagged, widening payment gaps despite declining hospitalization volumes and highlighting systemic financial misalignments.