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Monthly Archives: January 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has strengthened rules regarding the use of vaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse in women

FDA Tightens Rules for Using Mesh Implants in Prolapse Repair

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Agency aims to improve treatment of pelvic organ prolapse
Arguments urging doctors to abandon routine physical exams are based on insufficient evidence

Researchers Argue in Defense of the Annual Check-Up

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Arguments against the time-honored practice are flawed, authors of new research paper say
For patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma

ASCO: Cabozantinib Improves Progression-Free Survival in RCC

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Improvements seen across patient subgroups defined by risk category, tumor burden, prior therapy
A change from minimally restricted to unrestricted visitation hours is associated with improved satisfaction among patients' family members

Unrestricted Visiting Hours Up Satisfaction of Patients’ Families

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Improved family satisfaction, nurses' perception of family satisfaction with unrestricted policy
Higher monthly doses of vitamin D have no benefit on lower extremity function and correlate with increased risk of falls compared with lower doses in elderly adults

High Dose of Vitamin D Tied to Higher Risk of Falls in Elderly

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No benefit on lower extremity function and increased risk of falls for higher monthly doses
A case report published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Neurology highlights a neuropsychological test profile conducted on a patient with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Signs of CTE in Brain of Deceased 25-Year-Old Football Player

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Neuropsychological profile conducted prior to death of patient who had played football from age 6
Diabetic macular edema is more often diagnosed using monocular fundus photography than optical coherence tomography central subfield thickness

Prevalence of Diabetic Macular Edema Varies by Test

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Many eyes diagnosed with DME on monocular fundus photographs have no DME on OCT
Infertility treatment seems not to be associated with children's development through age 3 years

Infertility Treatment Not Linked to Children’s Development

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No link for any treatment type with failing any developmental domain after stratifying by plurality
For patients with Crohn's disease

Side-to-Side Isoperistaltic Strictureplasty Helpful in Crohn’s

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Age at diagnosis and surgery, family history, smoking are independent risk factors for recurrence
For women with breast cancer treated with primary systemic chemotherapy

Axillary pCR Linked to Improved Breast Cancer Survival

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Very high survival for axillary pathologic complete response for women with HER2-positive disease