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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2757311?widget=personalizedcontentapreviousarticle=2757307 Prior authorization requirements increased from 8% to approximately 24% of covered drugs on Medicare Part D plans between 2007 and 2019. Solutions- First, focus prior authorization on its intended purpose. Health plans should eliminate prior authorization requirements for medications that have very low final denial rates… this should only be for people that are outliers protect continuity of patient care. For patients who are stable with chronic treatment, insurers should offer protections to minimize disruptions and inefficiencies—get a drug forever shouldn’t need to go off the drug or switch insurance than try a new drug on their formulary when you have already failed it on the other insurance Third, promote transparency, efficiency, and fairness. Technology exists to enable prescribers to view the formulary status, prior authorization requirements, and cost sharing for medications and alternatives in electronic health records (EHRs https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2757311?widget=personalizedcontentapreviousarticle=2757307 FDA updated its gadolinium warning in 2010, specifying that 3 agents (gadopentetate dimeglumine, gadodiamide, and gadoversetamide)- the FDA stated that other GBCAs could be used cautiously under certain circumstances We needed a solution so BOOM newer agents, termed group II agents (gadobenate dimeglumine, gadobutrol, gadoteridol, and gadoterate meglumine), In this study – almost 5k pts. stage 4 and 5 CKD receiving group II GBCAs, including patients undergoing dialysis. They report a 0% pooled incidence of unconfounded NSF https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.l6669 Sticking to a healthy lifestyle including not smoking, not being overweight, and exercising regularly, is associated with a longer life expectancy at age 50 free of major diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, The number of extra disease-free years is around 7.6 for men and 10 for women, compared with participants with no low risk lifestyle factors. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2758598 prostate cancer and diet Time to progression did not differ significantly between the groups (unadjusted hazard ratio, 0.96 [95 percent confidence interval, 0.75 to 1.24]; adjusted hazard ratio, 0.97 [95 percent confidence interval, 0.76 to 1.25]). For the intervention and control groups, the 24-month Kaplan-Meier progression-free percentages were 43.5 and 41.4 percent, respectively (difference, 2.1 percent; 95 percent confidence interval, −8.1 to 12.2 percent). https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2759737?guestAccessKey=dc41fd4e-5c0c-46bb-9353-ceca16f96b25autm_source=silverchairautm_medium=emailautm_campaign=article_alert-jamainternalmedicineautm_content=olfautm_term=020320 just read the summary- These findings suggest that, among US adults, higher intake of processed meat, unprocessed red meat, or poultry, but not fish, was significantly associated with a small increased risk of incident CVD, whereas higher intake of processed meat or unprocessed red meat, but not poultry or fish, was significantly associated with a small increased risk of all-cause mortality. SUMMARY This study revealed approximately 3% to 7% higher relative risks and less than 2% higher absolute risks of incident CVD and all-cause mortality over the 30 years of follow-up. People who consume more servings per week would have greater risks. Why they are wrong and the big problem Furthermore, risks of CVD and mortality are determined by a range of factors, including but not limited to genetic predisposition, demographic factors, socioeconomic status, weight, lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, sleep, physical activity, and diet), and the built environment Overall looked at 6 studies total- large heterogeneity- people could eat all sorts or amounts of meat Food preparation methods were not consistently and universally assessed across the cohorts in this study. Therefore, separating fried chicken from poultry intake was not possible They used questionnaires- we know people lie to be healthier on questionnaires Only baseline diet data was analyzed from the 6 studies in this cohort. – 19 years of follow up but only used one questionnaire for each study!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only 1 dietary measurement was used—