Geographic Variation in Heart Disease Mortality Over Time
From 1973-1974 to 2009-2010, shift in concentration of high-rate counties from Northeast to Deep South
Distinct Demographics for Persistent A-Fib From Onset
Specific demographics, underlying diffuse substrate disease, and poorer clinical outcome
Incretin-Based Drugs Don’t Up Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk
Rate of hospitalization for heart failure not up among those with or without a history of heart failure
Financial Compensation May Encourage Kidney Donation
59 percent of survey respondents said that $50,000 would make them more likely to donate a kidney
Esophageal Rupture Described After Drinking PEG Solution
Case report describes 71-year-old man with severe epigastralgia and dyspnea after drinking PEG
Genome Sequencing IDs Time of Zika’s Arrival in the Americas
Findings suggest one person carried the virus to the region in 2013
CDC: Tuberculosis Decline in the United States Has Hit a Plateau
Agency reaffirms its commitment to eliminating the lung infection
Diet High in Vitamin C May Help Delay Cataract Formation
Key is to get the nutrient from foods rather than a supplement, researchers say
Total Medical Costs of $16K for IFN-Based Antiviral Tx for HCV
Mean cost per sustained virologic response €38,514; cost increases with more advanced liver disease
Report of Bone Marrow/Liver Pathology Caused by Syphilis
Case study describes 65-year-old patient with late-latent syphilis with normocytic anemia
