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Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted age restrictions on the use of levonorgestrel emergency contraception

Many U.S. Teens Can’t Access Emergency Contraception

'Mystery shopper' study found pharmacists still refusing sales
Electronic cigarette smoking has the same deleterious effect on weight and metabolic parameters as traditional cigarettes

Comparable Metabolic Effects for E-Cigarettes, Smoking

Even without nicotine exposure, similar deleterious effects for e-cigarettes, traditional tobacco cigarettes
For older adults undergoing major noncardiac surgery

Pre-, Post-Op C-Reactive Protein Levels Tied to Delirium

CRP levels linked to incidence, duration, severity of delirium in older adults undergoing noncardiac sx
For patients with end-stage liver disease

Use of Palliative Care Up for End-Stage Liver Disease

Hispanic race and insurance coverage associated with lower referral to palliative care
Therapeutic inertia occurs in 19.1 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes with hemoglobin A1c ≥8 percent on two or more non-insulin antidiabetic drugs

Therapeutic Inertia in 19 Percent With T2DM, HbA1c ≥8 Percent

HbA1c values of 8.0 to 9.9, >10 percent, diabetes duration ≥20 years linked to tx intensification
For patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx

Insurance Status, Income Tied to Outcome in Pharyngeal SCC

Insurance status, median household income remain independent prognostic factors after adjustment
Education level

Educational Level, Age Linked to Eye Health Knowledge

Likelihood of being exposed to eye health information up with educational attainment, age, income

June 2017 Briefing – Pharmacy

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy for June 2017. This roundup includes the latest...

June 2017 Briefing – Pain Management

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for June 2017. This roundup includes the...

June 2017 Briefing – Geriatrics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for June 2017. This roundup includes the latest...