Workforce projections show an uneven distribution of rheumatologists in the US, with notable shortages in nonmetropolitan areas and certain states and districts.

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy are cost-effective compared with no surgery for adolescents with ...

Adapted American Diabetes Association youth screening guidelines showed a poor ability to predict prediabetes or early-onset type 2 diabetes before age 45, national data indicated. (JAMA Pediatrics) A ...

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy are cost-effective compared with no surgery for adolescents with severe obesity, according to a study published online June 15 in JAMA ...

The estimated total factors in often-overlooked burdens like unpaid caregiving and family-wide earning potential loss.

In addition to medical and long-term care costs, the research team's cost model accounts for factors often not captured in other estimates of dementia's economic toll, such as diminished quality of ...

Introduction Economic evidence on community health worker (CHW) programmes is crucial for scaling these initiatives. Although decision-analytic models (DAMs) are essential for projecting long-term ...

Objective To project the prevalence of obesity in 2040 among individuals 19 years and older in South Korea. Design, setting, and participants Using the ‘Population Health Model-body mass index’ (BMI) ...

Introduction Microsimulation models are computer-based models, which can be employed to simulate the behaviour of microagents, such as children and adolescents, to understand the potential behavioural ...

Objectives Both telitacicept and belimumab are approved for treating active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in China. However, the economic value of these two drugs is unclear. Therefore, this ...

Microsimulation is a modeling technique that uses a sample size of individual units (microunits), each with a unique set of attributes, and allows for the simulation of downstream events on the basis ...