Stories from women whose endometriosis pain has been dismissed are devastatingly common. A typical woman in the United States will wait 10 years after her symptoms first appear to receive an endometriosis diagnosis. This delay is rooted in a pervasive lack of...
Each year, approximately 900,000 patients in the US are affected by a pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot causing a blockage in one or more pulmonary arteries in the lungs. PE is a leading cause of in-hospital death in the US, and acute PE – a sudden blockage...
Disparities in time to treatment and treatment outcomes exist for people with severe aortic stenosis receiving TAVR and SAVR procedures. We studied the rate of people who receive TAVR, SAVR, aortic valve repair, and aortic balloon valvuloplasty procedures and time to...
Overall, the rate of hospitalizations associated with respiratory viruses has decreased throughout January 2024 (-35.3%) compared to December 2023. The largest decreases were seen in parainfluenza virus- (-49.0%), RSV- (-48.0%), and influenza-associated (-41.6%)...
Aortic stenosis – the narrowing of the valve between the lower left heart chamber (left ventricle) and the aorta – is commonly diagnosed with an echocardiogram and staged according to the disease progression. However, it’s a difficult condition to study across large...
We found 13.1 emergency department visits for falls on snow or ice per 10,000 emergency department visits during wintery months; with 3x higher rates happening in states with freezing temperatures during the winters compared to states with milder winters. Wrist...
