Yearly Archives: 2020
Appetite-Regulating Hormones Lower After Sucrose Versus Glucose
Increases in glucose, insulin, GLP-1, PYY less robust with sucrose versus glucose ingestion; increases in glucose, PYY smaller in obese adults
Bariatric Surgery Patients Not Getting Recommended Follow-Up Care
Annual proportions of patients receiving blood tests specific to bariatric surgery, prescription nutritional supplements low
Dexamethasone Not Favored for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Dexamethasone worse than placebo with respect to favorable outcome at six months
Gaps Found in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During Pandemic
Percentage of patients receiving at least one urine test lower in March through May of 2020 versus 2019
Secondary Bloodstream Infections Tied to Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
Altered mental status, ICU admission, higher in-hospital mortality more likely in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 and sBSI
Cardiovascular Risk Up With Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriasis
After adjustment for all metabolic syndrome factors, blood pressure, waist circumference linked to noncalcified coronary burden
FDA Authorizes Marketing of EndoRotor System
Device provides minimally invasive way to resect and remove necrotic tissue in patients with walled-off pancreatic necrosis
One in Four Older Adults Have Used Emergency Dept in Past Few Years
Cost of emergency care is major concern among most older adults
Seizure Frequency Not Up in Pregnancy for Women With Epilepsy
Changes in doses of antiepileptic drugs occurred more often in pregnant women than in nonpregnant controls
Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms Improved With Stepped Care
Veterans experience modest improvements with stepped exercise program versus arthritis education control
