Nucleic acid testing of blood donations in France enabled early detection of West Nile virus circulation, providing an advantage over traditional methods focused solely on symptomatic cases.

Between 2010 and 2022, nursing home residents’ disenrollment rates from non-SNP #Medicare Advantage plans decreased but were still higher than those for traditional Medicare. @mcgarrybe @cyruskosar

A cognitive behavioral therapy app was associated with greater anxiety symptom improvement for users who had lower baseline resting-state functional connectivity between the anterior insula and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

Following Idaho's implementation of restrictive abortion laws post-Dobbs, the state experienced a decrease in OB/GYNs practicing obstetrics, with 35% leaving or ceasing obstetric practice.

From 2020 to 2024 in the U.S., whole blood use in prehospital transfusions by emergency medical services increased, with a notable rise in D-positive transfusions among females of childbearing potential. @BIDMCEM

The Housing First intervention for individuals experiencing homelessness and mental illnesses was not significantly associated with reduced mortality rates compared to usual treatment.

The PRETERM-POM model demonstrated robust performance in predicting 2-year neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely preterm newborns, achieving an AUC of 85.9% predicting adverse vs favorable outcomes.

Prenatal maternal depressive symptoms were associated increased modularity, global efficiency, and brain connectivity in children from midchildhood to adolescence.

Among #cancer patients seeking legal navigation services, 48% faced multiple legal barriers related to health insurance, finances, disability benefits, and employment. @CancerRights

The use of outpatient surgery varies substantially with geographic location, with lower rates in the Northeast and Pacific Coastal regions not explained by patient/hospital factors. @ThielsCA @ChiZhang_MD

NLP models identified 90% of pediatric ER injury cases to automate reporting to injury surveillance programs, and reduced manual medical record review from 100% of patient medical records to only 17%. @drdevsk

The Parent-Focused Redesign for Encounters, Newborns to Toddlers (PARENT) trial intervention was associated with lower costs for subspecialty referrals, urgent care, ED visits, and hospitalizations.

RCT: #AI-generated vaping awareness ads demonstrated equal or superior effectiveness compared to existing health agency ads, with source labeling having no impact on perceived effectiveness. @TianzeSun

From 2010 to 2023, nitrous oxide (“whippets”) poisoning deaths in the US rose from 23 to 156 annually, with significant increases until 2018 and a plateau from 2019 to 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, 15.1% of #Medicare patients admitted for conditions targeted by the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program had 30-day hospital revisits. @drveerapaneni

Statewide policies restricting flavored e-cigarettes were associated with reduced e-cigarette use among young adults and adults 25 and older.

For patients with strokes, #stroke center certification was associated with increased thrombolytic therapy by 1.7 points.

Using different definitions for safety net hospitals (SNHs) results in varying samples, leading to variability in SNH classification and likely impacting policy design and support.

Gender-affirming hormone therapy was associated with QTc prolongation in transgender women and QTc shortening with increased T-wave amplitude in transgender men.

Patients receiving control treatments in psilocybin trials showed less improvement in depression outcomes compared to those in SSRI or esketamine trials.