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The initial prescription of tramadol compared with commonly prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be associated with increased all-cause mortality among patients with osteoarthritis

Tramadol May Up Mortality Risk in Osteoarthritis Patients

Findings for those initially prescribed tramadol compared with commonly prescribed NSAIDs
An individualized

Model Can Predict Survival in Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

Model demonstrated good discrimination for 15-year prostate cancer-specific mortality in validation cohorts
Higher values of R2* (the magnetic resonance transverse relaxation rate) found in the substantia nigra likely reflect greater iron content and are associated with worse long-term outcomes after stroke

MRI Method That Measures Iron in Brain Shows Impact of Stroke

High iron content of substantia nigra associated with worse long-term motor outcomes after stroke
Disability-adjusted life year rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are 1

Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Third Leading Cause of DALYs

Disability-adjusted life year rates 1,347 per 100,000 individuals, behind ischemic heart disease, back pain
Patients who use a simple waiting room tool are more prepared and more likely to begin their primary care visit by communicating their top priorities

Waiting Room Tool Aids Patient-Physician Communication

Tool helps patients to prepare questions and prioritize concerns prior to seeing primary care doctor
Many older care home residents are not being diagnosed with dehydration based on commonly-used signs and symptoms

Common Signs, Symptoms Do Not ID Dehydration in Seniors

None of the 49 commonly-used clinical signs, symptoms usefully discriminated those with dehydration
Patients with migraine headache may have increased odds of dry eye disease

Odds of Dry Eye Disease Up With Migraine Headache

Patients with migraine headache have increased odds of dry eye disease even after adjustment for confounders
Parents who both smoke cigarettes and electronic cigarettes are less likely to have smoke-free car and vape-free car or home policies compared with cigarette users

Parent Perception of E-Cig Safety Varies With Smoking Habits

Most who smoke cigarettes and e-cigs have smoke-free home policies; fewer have vape-free policies
For patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis with persistent symptoms despite normal thyroid gland function

Total Thyroidectomy Improves HRQoL in Hashimoto Thyroiditis

Improvement in HRQoL, fatigue for patients with persistent symptoms despite normal thyroid gland function
The risk of stillbirth is increased in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy when serum bile acids concentrations are ≥100 µmol/L or more

Stillbirth Risk Up With High Serum Bile Acids in Pregnancy

Higher risk of stillbirth with serum bile acids ≥100 µmol/L in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy