One Simple Thing Reduces The Risk of You Having to Go Back to Hospital
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The turmoil at the industry group comes as Democrats are set to implement one of the most sweeping drug reform packages in the past decade.
Laboratory-developed tests are increasingly used to diagnose complex diseases or to determine if a cancer patient is a match for an immunotherapy.
The popularization of telemedicine in response to the pandemic eliminated a racial disparity in patients returning for follow-up appointments after hospitalization, according to a study from Penn Medicine. As 2020 progressed and health care facilities were swamped with COVID-19 infections, the visit completion rates for Black patients climbed from 52% to 70%. The growth made the rates comparable to that of white patients, whose completion rates were 67% by mid-2020.
With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, telemedicine offered the majority of care being delivered, particularly during the mandated shutdowns.