Annually, out-of-pocket costs paid by 86.5 to 95.2 percent of patients for evaluation/management visits
Distribution of Neurologists Across U.S. Varies Widely
Variation in percentage of patients seen by a neurologist mostly observed among those with dementia, pain, stroke
Sledding-Related Injuries Decreased From 2008 to 2017
Children more likely than adults to sustain head injury, be diagnosed with concussion, closed-head injury
U.S. Justice Department Sues Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis
Company violated federal law by selling prescriptions for controlled substances that its pharmacists ‘knew were invalid’
First COVID-19 Cases Reported in Antarctica
Until now, Antarctica had been the only continent that was free of the virus
FDA Approves Implant System for Transfemoral Amputations
The OPRA Implant System is surgically anchored and integrated into a patient’s remaining thigh bone
Outcomes Similar With Aflibercept, Vitrectomy for Vitreous Hemorrhage
No significant difference seen in mean visual acuity letter score over 24 weeks for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Mitral Regurgitation Deaths Up After Prolonged Decline
After continued decline since 1999, MR mortality in U.S. adults has increased by about 1.5 percent per year since 2012
Care Rationing Being Considered by California Hospitals
California has more than twice as many hospitalized COVID-19 patients as it did at its previous peak in July
European Union Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccine is already being given to high-risk people in the United States and Britain