Medicare currently does not provide outpatient prescription drug coverage. People with Medicare who do not have continuous prescription drug coverage face higher out-of-pocket expenditures and may not comply with their prescriptions in order to save money. This brief explores some of the issues facing beneficiaries without drug coverage and describes some of the different options available to help offset the costs of prescription medications.
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Sci Rep
January 2025
Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit, Anambra State Ministry of Health, Awka, Nigeria.
Over the past decade, Mass Administration of Medicines (MAM) has been a key strategy for controlling schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STHs) in Anambra State, Nigeria. This longitudinal study, conducted from 2017 to 2019, evaluated the impact of interventions for controlling schistosomiasis (SCH) and STHs in recipient communities. A total of 1,046 pupils aged 5 to 16 years were enrolled, with Kato-Katz and urine filtration methods used for faecal and urine sample analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Biol Macromol
January 2025
Department of Chemistry, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea; Department of Biopharmaceutical Chemistry, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea; Antibody Research Institute, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94) overexpression plays a critical role in tumor cell survival across various cancers. Previously, we developed K101.1, a fully human antibody targeting cell surface GRP94, which effectively inhibits tumor angiogenesis in colorectal cancer (CRC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCatheter Cardiovasc Interv
January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Background: Biodegradable polymer stents may reduce the risk of neoatherosclerosis and stent thrombosis. Limited data is available for biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent (BP-SES) and durable polymer drug-eluting stents (DP-EES) in chronic total occlusions (CTO).
Aim: This study was to evaluate healing patterns of BP-SES versus DP-EES in CTO at 3 and 13 months based on optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
January 2025
Department of Haematology and Oncology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Background: Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) poses a significant challenge in clinical environments due to its resistance to standard antibiotics. Protein A (SpA), a crucial virulence factor of MRSA, undermines host immune responses, making it an attractive target for vaccine development. This study aimed to identify potential epitopes within SpA that could elicit robust immune responses, ultimately contributing to the combat against multidrug-resistant (MDR) MRSA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalawi Med J
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
Background: Patient satisfaction is an important indicator used to measure quality of care and the performance of healthcare services. This study assessed patient satisfaction with the quality of hypertension care received by both insured and uninsured patients with systemic hypertension.
Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among insured and uninsured patients with systemic hypertension attending the Medical Outpatient Department clinics of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State, Nigeria, from May to July, 2023.
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