Circulating FGF23 Linked to Incident Coronary Heart Disease
After adjustment for hormone therapy use in women, associations no longer differed by sex
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Negatively Linked to HRQOL
More than half of patients had some association between alopecia and health-related quality of life
Increase in Acetaminophen Use, Overuse in Cold/Flu Season
Increase in use mainly due to increased use of over-the-counter combination meds for cold/flu
Sustained Collaboration Meets Needs for Bladder Exstrophy
International collaborative in India treats bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex, penopubic epispadias
Plantar-Lateral Plating Beneficial in Simulated Jones Fracture
Greater cycles to failure and peak load before failure, as well as lower mean gap width
Warm Showers, Perineal Exercises Can Ease Birth Pain
Findings showed a decrease in pain, anxiety, and epinephrine release in women giving birth
Botulinum Toxin Injections Improve Facial Surgical Scars
Findings based on a small study of botox injections done immediately after surgical wound closure
Patients With CKD Face High Symptom Burden at End of Life
Findings based on a small study tracking patients with chronic kidney disease in the last year of life
Text Message-Based Intervention Helps With Sobriety Maintenance
Findings among liver transplant candidates with alcoholic liver disease
Backrest Elevation Has No Effect on Sacral Tissue Integrity
Findings among critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation