Maternal Uncontrolled Asthma Ups Risk of Asthma in Offspring
Association seen for early-onset persistent and transient asthma in children
Opioids Often Overprescribed in Patients Undergoing Surgery
Significant variation in opioid prescribing practices for each of 25 common elective procedures
Empowerment Linked to HRQoL in Teen, Young Adult CA Survivors
Empowerment associated with physical, psychological, social, religious, and total HRQoL
~10 Percent Present to ER After Hysterectomy for Benign Disease
Risk factors include younger age, higher parity, Medicare or self-pay insurance, postoperative pain
Female Physicians Found More Likely to Leave Rural Practice
Higher county-level mobility for counties with smaller population size, lower PCP supply
Organizational Changes Encouraged for Safer Prescribing
Doctors describe swimming against tide of patient expectations, Rx culture, organizational constraints
Wait-and-Scan Strategy Feasible for Head, Neck Paraganglioma
Large group of tumors found not to grow, although they did elicit complications
Long Working Hours May Increase Risk of Developing A-Fib
Could help explain previously observed increased risk of stroke among those working long hours
Worse Outcomes for HIV Kidney Recipients on PI-Based ART
Increased risk of allograft loss, death for HIV-positive patients receiving protease inhibitor ART
Lifestyle Factors Predict Independent Aging in Older Men
Never smoking, high adherence to Mediterranean diet linked to independent aging
