When evaluating a continuous-scale diagnostic test, we need to account for the changes of
specificity and sensitivity when the test threshold t varies. One may wish to report the sum of …

Purpose Androgen deprivation therapy with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
agonist is associated with increased fat mass and insulin resistance in men with prostate cancer…

Background Randomized trials have shown reductions in perioperative mortality and morbidity
with endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm, as compared with open surgical …

Background The goal of screening mammography is to detect small malignant tumors before
they grow large enough to cause symptoms. Effective screening should therefore lead to …

Background Previous studies indicate that androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer
is associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease among older men. We evaluated …

Background Randomized trials and observational studies have shown that perioperative
morbidity and mortality are lower with endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm than …

Background The Health Disparities Collaboratives of the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) were designed to improve care in community health centers, where …

Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to dramatic changes worldwide
in people’s everyday lives. To combat the pandemic, many governments have implemented …

Although community health centers (CHCs) provide primary health services to the medically
underserved and poor, limited access to off-site specialty services may lead to poorer …

Many questions about the social organization of medicine and health services involve
interdependencies among social actors that may be depicted by networks of relationships. Social …