Low Nurse and Support Staffing Tied to Higher Inpatient Mortality
Effect on patient mortality risk may be intensified when both RN, nursing support staffing are low
Patients Comfortable With Postoperative Telehealth Visits
Vast majority of plastic surgery patients said they would use telehealth visits again
Physical Activity, Overall Survival Not Linked in Metastatic CRC
Nine or more MET hours per week tied to lower risk for grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events
Salvage Therapy Does Not Up Survival for Progressive Myeloma
Deepening of response through salvage therapy not linked to improved progression-free, overall survival
LV Hypertrophy Predicts Long-Term Risk for CV Events
Left ventricular hypertrophy stronger predictor than CAC for CHD death, other CV death, heart failure
Decline in Mortality Rates for Cardiometabolic Disease Slowing
From 2010 to 2017, no significant change seen in age-adjusted mortality rates for stroke, diabetes
USPSTF Advises Broader Age Range for Hep C Screening
Draft recommendation statement expands screening to asymptomatic individuals aged 18 to 79 years
OxyContin Maker Offers Up to $12 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
Potential deal has been discussed by lawyers representing Purdue and at least 10 state attorneys general
DEA to Approve Dozens More Growers for Marijuana Research
Added sites will provide researchers with greater variety of marijuana to study
Few Oncologists Suggest Health Promotion to Cancer Survivors
Oncologists expressed concern that health promotion could distress or overwhelm cancer survivors
