Objective: We examined the impact of receiving benzodiazepines (BZDs) within 30 days post-discharge on survival among Medicare beneficiaries after an acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Background: BZDs are
Objective: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a leading hospitalization cause and significantly contributes to seizures among older adults.
Black Americans have lower wealth, income, and education and higher mortality rates than White Americans, especially during childhood. Results: The gaps in absolute life expectancy and age-standardiz
We measure whether expert patients – those trained as physicians and nurses – have fewer emergency department visits and the reasons for these differences.
Objectives: To examine heterogeneity in physician batch ordering practices and measure the associations between a physician's tendency to batch order imaging tests on patient outcomes and resource uti
We investigate whether increased racial diversity of clinical trial principal investigators could increase the enrollment of Black patients, which currently lags population and disease-burden.
Importance: Efforts to understand the complex association between social media use and mental health have focused on depression, with little investigation of other forms of negative affect, such as ir
The U.S. has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, with over seven million individuals admitted to jails each year. These incarcerated individuals are the only group in the U.S.
Eligibility criteria for interventions can induce an Ashenfelter Dip, and subsequent mean-reversion may result in improvement over time even absent the intervention.
Background: Accounting for race and ethnicity in estimating disease risk may improve the accuracy of predictions but may also encourage a racialized view of medicine. Objective: To present a decision
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