In a study of men in the Veterans Affairs health care system with low serum testosterone levels, the use of testosterone therapy was associated with an increased risk of mortality, myocardial infarction, or ischemic stroke.
The use of dabigatran in patients with mechanical heart valves compared with patients receiving warfarin was associated with increased rates of thromboembolic and bleeding complications, thus demonstrating no benefit and an excess risk.
RSV occurs primarily in the winter months in the United States and is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in the very young and very old.
Administrative data extracted from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample indicates that uninsured patients and women were less likely to be transferred from one acute hospital to another.
