Shorter Sleep Linked to Sugar-Sweetened Drink Consumption
Researchers don't know if beverages impair sleep or lack of sleep prompts cravings
Clinical Features Can Be Used to Tailor Melanoma Screening
A tailored surveillance program could lead to greater precision in melanoma prevention
Report of Recurrent Immune Thrombocytopenia After Flu Shot
Case report describes 4.5-year-old with three admissions for ITP, each within a week of vaccine
Better Teamwork Linked to Improved Outcomes for CABG
Health systems with higher teamwork levels have lower 60-day rates of ER visits, readmission, death
Naproxen Sodium Doesn’t Reduce Pain With IUD Insertion
No decrease in pain with intrauterine device insertion, but reduction noted in pain after insertion
Meta-Analysis Links Increased BMI, Hand Osteoarthritis
Weak but significant effect seen on risk of radiographic hand osteoarthritis
Survival Lower for Night CPR Events in Children
Pediatric CPR events at night tied to 12 percent reduced odds of survival
Self-Harm Now a Leading Cause of Pregnancy-Related Mortality
Findings based on records of maternal deaths in Colorado between 2004 and 2012
U/S IDs Response to Propranolol in Infantile Hemangioma
Serial ultrasonography can be used to demonstrate response to treatment with propranolol
Prediabetes Screening Guidelines Not Always Followed by PCPs
They split 50-50, survey shows, on advice aimed at preventing progression to diabetes