Factors ID’d in Quitting Smoking for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Being new to rheumatology care, treated at rural community health system up likelihood of quitting smoking
Current Access to Endovascular Thrombectomy Centers Limited
Increasing number of EVT centers and/or bypassing non-EVT centers could expand access
Health Coaches Improve Inhaler Use in COPD Patients
Significant improvements in inhaler adherence, technique seen for low-income patients
Recommendations Updated for Postcolonoscopy Management
Guidance also provided for removal techniques for colorectal lesions of different sizes
All-Cause Mortality Up in Female Domestic Abuse Survivors
Risk for mortality 44 percent higher compared with general population
Details Provided for U.S. Person-to-Person Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Person-to-person transmission reported between two people with prolonged unprotected exposure
Prevalence of CRC Screening Lowest in Adults Aged 50 to 54
Colorectal cancer screening prevalence 50.0 percent among those aged 50 to 54, increases with age
Decreases Seen in Cancer Incidence, Death Rates
Two studies show decreases in incidence and death rates, but variation by sex, race/ethnicity, age
Invasive Breast Cancer Detection Up With Abbreviated Breast MRI
Detection rate for invasive breast cancer significantly higher with MRI versus digital breast tomosynthesis
Enoki Mushrooms From Korea Linked to Deadly U.S. Listeria Outbreak
30 hospitalizations reported; four deaths in California, Hawaii, New Jersey