CDC: Many School Children Are Not Getting Enough Sleep
Prevalence of short sleep duration 57.8 and 72.7 percent among middle school, high school students
Diet Soda Associated With Higher Odds of Diabetic Retinopathy
Findings show four cans of diet soda per week may up risk two-fold
Full-Length Inferior Turbinate Reduction Best Improves Airflow
Airflow improvement post partial and target ITR is patient dependent per computational fluid dynamics
Surgeon Case Experience Impacts Peds Cholecystectomy Morbidity
Lower morbidity rates in general surgeons with high-volume experience than low-volume peds surgeons
Diabetes Consultation Model Helps Patient Involvement in Care
Majority of patients reported shared decision making; they felt more involved and it was widely appreciated
2016 Saw Increase in Birth Defects Potentially Linked to Zika
From first to second half of 2016, increase in number of birth defects potentially related to Zika
Pharmacist Education May Cut Junior Doctor Prescription Errors
Regular and targeted feedback by pharmacists reduces Rx errors; effect of e-learning tools unclear
Weight Loss Among Obese Tied to Improvements in Chronic Pain
Calorie-restriction intervention tied to improvements in spatial distribution of pain, depression
Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices
Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
Hearing Loss Common Among Heart Failure Patients
But HF isn't independently tied to hearing loss after demographic, clinical characteristics accounted for