Peri-Op IV Corticosteroids Benefit Knee, Hip Arthroplasty
Intravenous corticosteroids have good efficacy and safety when used perioperatively
New Test Developed to Assess Geriatrics Fellowship Programs
Progressive increases in score tied to additional geriatrics training
Ablating Non-Pulmonary Vein Triggers Improves A-Fib Outcome
Success rate 81 percent for those with, 8 percent for those without non-pulmonary vein ablation
Study Details Humanitarian Surgical Care in Afghanistan
A total of 5,768 local national civilians had surgery; 49.3 percent classified as non-war-related conditions
Panic Disorder, GAD Not Linked to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Benzodiazepines and serotonin reuptake inhibitors can slightly shorten the duration of gestation
Suicide Attempts in U.S. Up From 2004-2005 to 2012-2013
Larger increases seen for younger adults with antisocial personality disorder, anxiety, depression
Some Aspects of Empathy Improve During Medical Training
Decrease in empathy as assessed by JSPE, but overall cognitive empathy improved on the QCAE
AACR Releases 2017 Cancer Progress Report
Twenty-five percent decrease in age-adjusted U.S. cancer death rate from 1991 to 2014
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Sept. 8-11
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research was...
USPSTF Backs Cervical Cancer Screening With Cytology or hrHPV
Recommendations for screening with cytology alone every three years or hrHPV testing every five years