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Elderly prostate cancer patients with preexisting cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) using abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide have higher short-term mortality compared with their counterparts without CVDs

Comorbid CVD May Up Mortality With ADT for Prostate Cancer

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Seniors with preexisting cardiovascular diseases have higher risk for short-term mortality with AA, ENZ
General and abdominal adiposity are associated with mortality in a population of Mexican adults

General, Abdominal Adiposity Linked to Mortality in Mexicans

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Waist circumference strongly linked to mortality even after adjustment for BMI, hip circumference
Treatment with methylphenidate affects specific tracts in brain white matter in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Methylphenidate Tx Tied to Brain Changes in Boys With ADHD

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White matter changes seen after four months of MPH versus placebo in boys, but not men, with ADHD
Older adults with incident moderately severe dementia living at home have more medical needs than those living in residential care or nursing facilities

Seniors With Dementia at Home Have More Medical Needs

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Older adults living at home also more likely to be members of disadvantaged populations
Ultrasound guidance improves first-attempt success in establishing intravenous lines in children

Ultrasound Aids IV Line Placement in Children

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Findings showed success of first attempts in children with presumed difficult peripheral access
The disparity gap for care practices and certain outcomes between minority and white infants born at 22 to 29 gestational weeks narrowed from 2006 to 2017

Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Care for Preemies Have Narrowed

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Disparities have narrowed in specific care practices for African-American, Hispanic versus white infants
High-income countries have experienced a recent slowing in the cardiovascular disease mortality decline

CVD Mortality Declines Are Slowing in High-Income Countries

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In most recent years, CVD mortality rate increased for U.S. men and women, Canadian women
The time to first postoperative bowel movement after elective laparoscopic colorectal resection is shorter in those drinking coffee versus noncaffeinated tea

Coffee May Speed Up Recovery of Function After Bowel Surgery

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Time to first postoperative bowel movement and length of hospital stay shorter in coffee drinkers
Type 1 diabetes diagnosis is missed less frequently when patients present during childhood or adolescence

Type 1 Diabetes Misdiagnosed in One-Fourth of Children, Adults

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Misdiagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children, but not adults, associated with diabetic ketoacidosis
Only two-thirds of all health care providers are fully adherent to surgical guidelines for risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy

Adherence to Surgical Guidelines Low for Salpingo-Oophorectomy

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Gynecologic oncologists more likely to fully adhere to surgical protocol than ob-gyns