Health Care Workers With ARIs Often Work While Symptomatic
Likelihood of working higher if symptoms less severe and on illness onset date versus subsequent days
New England Journal of Medicine Picks New Editor-in-Chief
Eric J. Rubin succeeds Jeffrey Drazen, who has been the editor-in-chief since 2000
Prophylactic IVC Filters Worsen Outcomes for Bariatric Surgery
IVCF use before bariatric surgery tied to worse outcomes, longer hospital stay, and higher costs
Yogurt Consumption Linked to Reduced CRC Adenoma Risk in Men
Men with two or more servings of yogurt per week have reduced risk for conventional adenoma
Surgeons’ Unprofessional Behavior Tied to Higher Complication Risk
Risk increased when four or more reports were made in the 36 months before a patient's surgery
Patterns of Inpatient Opioid Use Linked to Long-Term Use
Outpatient use at 90 days was seen for 5.9 and 3.0 percent of patients with and without inpatient use
PPI Use for Up to Three Years Safe During Anticoagulant Tx
Safety profile did not differ for pantoprazole versus placebo except greater risk for enteric infections
Drug Makers Challenge New Rule Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads
Lawsuit against the rule filed Friday by Merck, Eli Lilly, and Amgen
Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Higher After Bariatric Surgery
Standardized mortality rates from substance use higher after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Infliximab Introduction Has Not Cut IBD-Related Hospitalizations
Introduction of infliximab did not lead to drop in hospitalization, intestinal resection, colectomy