Tenth-Graders Use Combustible, Edible, Vaporized Cannabis
Combustible use most prevalent; 61.7 percent of cannabis users report using multiple methods
Physicians Often Don’t Address Their Burnout
Same traits that help doctors excel at their jobs make them more likely to experience burnout
Handheld Device Inspired by Star Trek May Allow Rapid Diagnosis
Device uses enzyme-based assays to measure metabolites associated with multiple diseases
Pharmaceutical Executive Defends 400 Percent Price Hike
Price for nitrofurantoin increased from $474.75 to $2,392 in August; exec cites 'moral imperative'
Increased Cardiovascular Risk for Diclofenac Initiators
Increased risk compared with NSAID non-initiators, initiators of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen
Cardioverter-Defibrillator Vests Do Not Cut Sudden Death Post MI
No drop in arrhythmic death among patients with acute MI, ejection fraction of less than 35 percent
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Tied to Hip Fracture in Dialysis Patients
Correlation between PPI and hip fracture persisted for subgroups with low, medium, high PPI use
CDC: Congenital Syphilis More Than Doubled Since 2013
Congenital syphilis up from 362 cases in 2013 to 918 in 2017, with 46.17 percent increase since 2016
Surgical Mesh Itself Not Tied to Increased Complications
Increased facility use of mesh augmentation impacts risk of repeat prolapse repair surgery
Implementing EMRs Affects Time Spent With Patients in Clinic
Even after return to pre-EMR efficiency, more time spent on documentation, less on patient interaction