1. Among United States veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the experience of a moderate, severe, or penetrating traumatic brain injury was associated with a greater risk of developing brain cancer. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Primary brain cancer is uncommon, affecting 7.02 per 100,000 persons in the United States. Little is known about
1. Having a greater number of unmet social needs was associated with lower utilization of screening mammography services, as well as a later stage of breast cancer at the time of diagnosis. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Social determinants of health (SDOH) are important drivers of health inequities. Unmet social needs, such as housing and
1. In this post-hoc analysis of the CHANCE-2 trial, ticagrelor-acetylsalicylic acid was more beneficial compared to clopidogrel-acetylsalicylic acid for preventing recurrent stroke among those with elevated levels of homocysteine and CYP2C19 LOF mutations. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Elevated homocysteine levels are associated with increased hemostasis, progression of atherosclerosis, and greater risk of initial or