High Social Stress Linked to Greater Bone Loss After Menopause
Each point higher in social strain tied to greater loss in femoral neck, total hip, lumbar spine BMD
Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients Often Get Excess Antibiotics
Vast majority of excess treatment occurs with antibiotics prescribed at discharge
Health Care Professionals Exhibit Gender Bias
Biases associate men with careers and surgery and women with family and family medicine
Elderly-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Ups Bone Erosion Risk
Even two years of clinical remission does not protect against bone erosions
Oliceridine Studied for IV Pain Relief After Abdominoplasty
Findings published from phase III trial of patients with moderate-to-severe acute postoperative pain
Lab Tests Show Experimental Ebola Treatments Effective
Remdesivir, ZMapp monoclonal antibodies both appear to block growth of the Ebola virus strain
Mentally Stimulating Activities Lower Risk for Cognitive Decline
Activities included reading books, using computers, social or craft activities, and playing games
Galcanezumab Can Cut Frequency of Cluster Headache Attacks
Mean reduction in weekly frequency of cluster headache attacks greater with galcanezumab versus placebo
Focus on Ovarian Cancer Surgical Volume May Not Be Best Metric
Minimum-volume standards could restrict care at many centers with better-than-expected outcomes
President to Sign Order to Improve Kidney Disease Care
Goals include disease prevention, switch to at-home dialysis, early transplants
