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Patients with osteogenesis imperfecta have an elevated risk of death

Elevated Risk of Death for Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Higher risk of death from respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, and trauma
Limiting first trimester screening (FTS) by cell-free fetal (cff) DNA to only patients in certain risk categories may be a feasible cost-containing strategy

Two-Stage Screening Could Be Cost-Effective for Trisomy

Cost-benefit analysis of hypothetical model based on implementation of cell-free fetal DNA
Patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia have a significantly increased risk for coronary heart disease and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

CVD Risks Way Up in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Clinician-patient discussions on guideline-supported therapies can be informed by data

June 2016 Briefing – Pathology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for June 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
For children diagnosed with appendicitis undergoing appendectomy

Extended-Spectrum Antibiotics No Benefit for Pediatric Appendicitis

Extended-spectrum linked to 30-day readmission in complicated, not uncomplicated appendicitis
Hundreds of clinics across the United States are marketing unapproved stem cell treatments for conditions ranging from aging skin to spinal cord injuries

Hundreds of U.S. Clinics Sell Unapproved Stem Cell ‘Therapies’

One-fifth claim to use stem cells from umbilical cord blood or amniotic or placental tissue
A metabolomics signature can predict the transition from gestational diabetes mellitus to type 2 diabetes

Metabolomics Signature Can Predict GDM to T2DM Transition

Metabolomics with baseline fasting plasma could predict transition from gestational diabetes to T2DM
Radiologists and technologists have better knowledge about the risks associated with medical imaging examinations than referring physicians

Knowledge of CT Risks Varies Among Health Care Providers

Radiologists and technologists generally show better knowledge than referring physicians
In 2016

U.S. Cancer Survivors Aging, Battling Other Chronic Disease

Likelihood of other chronic conditions will stress health care system in next two decades
Intraspinal transplantation of human spinal cord-derived neural stem cells appears feasible for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Spinal Cord Transplant of Neural Stem Cells Can Be Safe in ALS

But further research needed to see if intraspinal injections would provide any benefit