Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has been credited with lowering risk-adjusted readmission rates for targeted conditions at general acute care hospitals. However, these ...

Patient care experiences worsened after private equity firms took over hospitals, according to a difference-in-differences analysis. From 2008 to 2019, the percentage of patients rating hospitals a 9 ...

Introduction Despite the high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) globally and the negative impact of IPV and ...

Background Numerous studies have found associations between parental socio-economic position (SEP) and offspring asthma.

The optimal, or even minimum, duration of medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) needed to improve long-term outcomes has not been established empirically. As a result, health plans set ...

This research examines the dynamic relationship between GDP, net sales, EBITDA, and stock price for the European food industry. Utilizing a VAR framework over the period 2005 to 2025, this study finds ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, ...

Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) and ...

Susan Galbraith, Ph.D., AZ’s oncology R&D chief, attributed Datroway’s strong efficacy to its ADC construct, specifically its ...

This paper synthesizes recent evidence on refugee self-reliance in low- and middle-income countries, clarifying definitions, ...

A Spot the Difference puzzle is a traditional visual brainteaser, asking players to identify some subtle differences between two images which appear almost identical. In addition to being enjoyable ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS ...