Characteristics of men and women with medically diagnosed cluster headache in a national integrated healthcare system: A Veterans Health Administration cohort study
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Guillot J, Justice A, Gordon K, Skanderson M, Pariente A, Bezin J, Rentsch C. Contribution of Potentially Inappropriate Medications to Polypharmacy-Associated Risk of Mortality in Middle-Aged Patients: A National Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38831248, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08817-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle-aged patientsRisk of mortalityVeterans AffairsChronic medicationsVA patient populationIntegrated healthcare systemNational cohort studyAssociated with increased mortalityMiddle-aged individualsMechanism of injuryMiddle-aged peopleAssociated with mortalityInappropriate medicationsBeers criteriaHealthcare systemAttenuate riskCohort studyClinical characteristicsGeneral populationHyperpolypharmacyFollow-upPolypharmacyPatient populationBackgroundThe roleCox modelBlood type as a risk factor for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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Yin Y, Workman T, Blosnich J, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Shao Y, Goulet J, Zeng-Treitler Q. Sexual and Gender Minority Status and Suicide Mortality: An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Analysis. International Journal Of Public Health 2024, 69: 1606855. PMID: 38770181, PMCID: PMC11103011, DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLGBT statusSuicide death riskLGBT patientsLGBTCrude suicide mortality rateSuicide mortality ratesDeath riskProtective factorsAssociated with reduced riskTransgenderCase-control studyVeteransOlder veteransUS veteransHealthcare systemSuicideSuicide riskStatusReligionRisk factorsDeath risk factorsHigh riskLow riskMortality rate