Press-only preview: https://plos.io/42H3PPj Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001743 Article Title: Universal varicella vaccination in Denmark: Modeling public health impact, age-shift, and cost-effectiveness Image Caption: A) Total and B) breakthrough varicella incidence over time, by vaccination strategy. Panel A: Total varicella incidence, including natural and breakthrough cases,…
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Remote symptom reporting systems for patients may reduce outpatient waiting lists
Digital systems for patients to monitor and report symptoms remotely may offer a solution to reduce outpatient waiting lists, according to a new review published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
New Recommendations on the Critical Appraisal of Systematic Reviews With Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Outcomes
Global Panel Developed New ISPOR Good Practices Report
For Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Traditional Laminectomy Provides Greater Quality of Life and is More Cost-Effective than Insertion of the X-Stop® Interspinous Distractor Device
A randomized controlled trial of the X-Stop® interspinous distractor device and open laminectomy in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Both procedures improved the patients’ quality of life; however, overall, laminectomy gave patients a better quality of life and was also more cost-effective.