Surgery of Limited Clinical Benefit for Subacromial Shoulder Pain
Surgical decompression offers no additional benefit over arthroscopy alone
NOACs Show Lower Risk of Adverse Renal Outcomes in A-Fib
Compared with warfarin, dabigatran and rivaroxaban linked to lower risk of adverse renal outcomes
No Treatment or Imaging Follow-Up Most Effective for Tiny UIAs
Highest health benefit for unruptured intracranial aneurysms with no treatment or preventive follow-up
Few U.S. Adults Meet Fruit, Veg Intake Recommendations
12.2 percent of adults meet fruit recommendation and 9.3 percent meet vegetable recommendation
RSNA: BMI Linked to Detection of Larger Breast Tumors
BMI linked to detection of tumor larger than 2 cm among screen-detected and interval cancers
Best Practice Advice Issued for Hep B Vaccination, Screening
All unvaccinated adults at risk for infection should be vaccinated; screening recommended for at-risk
Stool-Based Protein Combos Can Improve CRC Screening
Combo of four proteins can detect CRC, advanced adenomas, with higher sensitivity than hemoglobin
Increased Repolarization Dispersion Seen in SCD Survivors
Detected by non-invasive electrocardiographic imaging, but not standard ECG, after exertion
5-Fluorouracil Promising for Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
High success rate seen for 5-fluorouracil as initial treatment modality; also promising for recurrences
Higher β-Blocker Dose Linked to Lower Mortality Risk
Effect is larger in chronic heart failure patients with diabetes than CHF patients without diabetes
