At-Home Support Helps Stroke Patients Adjust After Hospitalization
Home-based support network includes social work case managers and online resources
Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015
22 percent of increased total spending due to higher per-unit cost of existing drugs
2012 to 2018 Saw Substantial Rise in Naloxone Dispensing
Regional variation in naloxone dispensing considerable; rates lowest in most rural counties
Exercise During Pregnancy May Boost Infant Development
Higher neuromotor scores seen in infants at 1 month of age
USPSTF Reaffirms Recs Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
Potential benefits of screening do not outweigh potential harms in asymptomatic adults
Poor Pneumonia Outcomes Tied to Overuse of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics
Poor outcomes include higher mortality, longer hospital stay, and greater risk for C. difficile infection
High-Intensity Lipid Lowering May Aid Very Elderly After ACS
Benefit of simvastatin-ezetimibe combo after acute coronary syndrome greatest for patients ≥75 years
DNA Methylation Classifier Predicts Progression in CIN2
For regression versus progression outcome, highest AUC was 0.735 for combination of S5, cytology
Vaccination Does Not Up Risk for Developing Multiple Sclerosis
Odds of MS lower in participants with vaccination, especially for influenza, tick-borne illness
Transdermal Optical Imaging Shows Promise for Measuring BP
Models could predict systolic, diastolic, pulse pressure within 5 ± 8 mm Hg of reference measurements
