Shortening Sheltering
Researchers analyzed Boston data to determine the key factors that contribute to longer stays at homeless shelters.
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How Accurate is Your Estimate? Depends on Your Race
Researchers assessed the relationship between patient race, estimated and actual oxygen levels, and clinical outcomes.
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Breaking Down the BMI
Researchers formulated a new definition of metabolic health based on systolic blood pressure, use of blood pressure medication, waist-to-hip ratio, and presence of diabetes symptoms.
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Eviction Risk Higher for LGBT Adults
The graph provides a snapshot comparing home ownership between LGBT and cisgender straight individuals.
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PrEP-ing Our Troops
Researchers surveyed HIV-negative military who identified as men who have sex with men about pre-exposure prophylaxis knowledge, preferences, and experience.
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Recovering in Isolation
Severely isolated patients had a 119% higher risk of death within one year of ICU admission compared to the most socially-networked patients.
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Road Salt and Water Quality
About 82% of drinking water wells tested in a study had sodium concentrations above the recommended standard.
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Is Covid Killing Young Love?
Adolescent couples’ in-person and sexual interactions decreased compared to the period before Covid lockdowns, though by small amounts.
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Are You Smarter than Your Doctor?
Deductibles, coinsurance, copays, and out-of-pocket maximums can turn predicting medical costs into a multi-step logic puzzle.
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Who’s Providing?
Researchers analyzed patients’ perceptions of the adequacy of the mental health provider network.
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