Epilepsy is a complex neurological disorder, characterized by recurrent, unpredictable seizures. The fourth most common neurological disorder in the world, an estimated 3.4 million (3M adults and 470,000 children) have active epilepsy in the US. These seizures...
Compared to July, Truveta Data shows a 70.1% increase in the rate of COVID-19 positive tests and a 74.1% increase in the percentage of hospitalizations associated with COVID. Compared to 7 days prior, we see an 11.2% increase in the rate of COVID positive tests and an...
The United States has some of the highest rates of adverse maternal health outcomes compared to other high-income countries (Creanga et al., 2015; Gunja et al., 2022; Taylor et al., 2022). These outcomes have only increased in the last decade (Hoyert, 2023; U.S....
RSV season, which typically starts in fall and peaks in winter, could look very different this year. With newly approved vaccines for older adults and pregnant women and an immunization for infants poised to roll out, public health experts are optimistic about...
Scientists from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have published new research in the JMIR Public Health and Surveillance journal. The work explores the National Institute of Health (NIH) recommendation for prophylactic anticoagulant use for pregnant patients...
We explored the demographic characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease who received a prescription for empagliflozin (Jardiance) and/or dapagliflozin (Farxiga), two commonly used SGLT2i drugs. We saw...
