<p>The most up-to-date data on registered medical cannabis use found that enrollment in medical cannabis programs increased overall between 2016 and 2022, but enrollment in states where nonmedical use of cannabis became legal saw a decrease in enrollment. Combined with the data from a previously published analysis, the number of patients using cannabis for medical purposes has increased more than 600 percent since 2016. The study is published in <em>Annals of Internal Medicine.</em> </p>
<p>The most up-to-date data on registered medical cannabis use found that enrollment in medical cannabis programs increased overall between 2016 and 2022, but enrollment in states where nonmedical use of cannabis became legal saw a decrease in enrollment. Combined with the data from a previously published analysis, the number of patients using cannabis for medical purposes has increased more than 600 percent since 2016. The study is published in <em>Annals of Internal Medicine.</em> </p>
A study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater incidence of cancer that likely would not have caused symptoms in the patient’s lifetime. These findings suggest that overdiagnosis may be common among older women who are diagnosed with breast cancer after screening. The study is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Older adults trust online reviews almost as much as word-of-mouth recommendations when choosing a physician
Online reviews were viewed as more important than where the physician trained or attended medical school