Fenfluramine Reduces Convulsive Seizures in Dravet Syndrome
Drop in monthly frequency of convulsive seizures significantly greater with fenfluramine versus placebo
CRC Screening Up for Ages 45 to 49 After ACS Guideline Update
Increase in screening rates in quarters 3, 4 of 2018 versus quarter 1; no change for people in their 50s
Most Students Who Use E-Cigs Vape Nicotine and Marijuana
Higher grade, increasing cigarette smoking intensity tied to more students reporting vaping nicotine only
Decreasing Proportion of Americans Has Source of Primary Care
Significant reductions among adults in their 30s, 40s, 50s; decrease for those with no comorbidities
Deep Learning Model Predicts Future Breast Cancer Risk
False-negative rate lower for age-adjusted deep learning risk score versus density-based models
Pregnancy-Related Heart Failure Tied to Higher Cancer Risk
Ninefold higher cancer occurrence seen both before and after peripartum cardiomyopathy diagnosis
Refined Carbs May Up Insomnia Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Highly processed foods containing large amounts of refined sugars may be a dietary culprit for insomnia
Obesity, Smoking Do Not Impact Long-Term Healing of Wrist Fractures
Findings based on one-year postoperative follow-up for range of motion, bone alignment, and function
Spine Surgery Safely Performed in Some Very Elderly Patients
In a carefully defined cohort of patients 80 years and older, 20 percent had perioperative complications
Cannabis Use Disorder May Up Risk of Perioperative Heart Attack
Findings in national study of patients undergoing 11 elective surgeries
