Hidden under the surface of daily life, a disease often referred to as a “silent killer” is slowly taking hold over millions of Americans. While approximately 4.5M US adults have received a diagnosis of liver disease, a far larger yet largely unaware group is treading...
Each year, approximately 900,000 patients in the United States are affected by PE, a blood clot causing a blockage in one or more pulmonary arteries in the lungs and a leading cause of in-hospital death in the U.S. Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third-leading...
Social drivers of health (SDOH), such as increased financial struggles and decreased social support, have been shown to be correlated with decreased medication adherence. In this study, we saw an increased rate of medication adherence for those with individual incomes...
The aim of this analysis was to compare different prescription trends post-venous stenting and set the foundation for future research. We identified a disparity showing that certain populations are less likely to receive prescriptions for medications within 30 days...
Annually, over 125,000 deaths are associated with poor medication adherence. The proportion of days covered (PDC) is a common method to measure adherence. When controlling for age, sex, race, and ethnicity, we found similar rates of first year medication adherence for...
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...
