Annals of internal medicine
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The physician gender wage gap may be due, in part, to productivity-based compensation models that undervalue female practice patterns. ⋯ None.
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Comment Meta Analysis
In HF, SGLT2 inhibitors reduce HF hospitalizations at up to 2 y.
Zou X, Shi Q, Vandvik PO, et al. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175:851-61. 35404670.
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The number of Americans aged 65 years or older is expected to increase in the coming decades. Because the risk for disability increases with age, more persons will need long-term services and supports (LTSS) to help with bathing, eating, dressing, and other everyday tasks. ⋯ However, the LTSS sector faces several challenges, including keeping patients and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, workforce shortages, quality problems, and fragmented coverage options. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians offers policy recommendations on LTSS coverage, financing, workforce, safety and quality, and emergency preparedness and calls on policymakers and other stakeholders to reform and improve the LTSS sector so that care is high quality, accessible, equitable, and affordable.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In drug-refractory IBS, group CBT with interoceptive exposure improved symptoms and QoL at 13 wk.