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Quitting cigarettes "cold turkey" beats a more gradual approach

Abruptly Quitting Appears to Work Best for Smoking Cessation

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Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers say
HIV-seropositive women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade ≥3 are less likely to have human papillomavirus 16

HIV-Seropositive CIN3+ Patients Have Lower HPV16 Prevalence

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HIV-seropositive women have lower HPV-16, higher non-alpha-9 oncHPV prevalence
A new advisory

CDC Issues New Prescription Guidelines for Opioids

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To curb abuse, doctors should try non-opioid options for chronic pain not involving cancer, terminal illness
In U.S. adolescents

Off-Label Use of Metformin Common in U.S. Adolescents

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Analyses of three databases show use for metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and obesity
In an effort to reduce burnout among physicians

Mayo Clinic Has Established Model to Help Battle Burnout

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Model considers three factors that physicians need: choice, social connectedness, and excellence
Electronic consultation

E-Consultations Can Improve Access to, Timeliness of Care

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Median days to a review for an e-consultation was five days, versus 24 days for traditional visit
Elective early-term deliveries may not be associated with increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes

Early-Term Delivery May Not Up Adverse Neonatal Outcomes

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Those delivered after elective induction at 37 to 38 weeks don't have increased sepsis, NICU admission
U.S. primary care practices use less than one care management process for depression

Few Care Management Processes Used for Depression

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Primary care practices use less than one care management process for depression, on average
Trends indicate a reduction in glyburide and thiazolidinedione prescriptions and increases in gliclazide and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor prescriptions among older adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Antihyperglycemic Medication Prescribing Trends Are Changing

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Decrease in glyburide and thiazolidinedione Rx; increase in gliclazide, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
The number of U.S. breast cancer patients choosing to have a healthy breast removed has tripled in the past decade

Preventive Mastectomies Triple for U.S. Women Over Past Decade

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Patients increasingly opt to have the healthy breast removed, despite limited benefit