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Children conceived by assisted reproductive technology do not appear to have a significantly increased cancer risk

No Increased Risk for Cancer for ART-Conceived Children

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Slightly but not significantly increased risks seen in children conceived by ICSI or cryopreservation
The 2019 recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules have been issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 5 in Pediatrics.

AAP Releases 2019 Childhood Immunization Schedules

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Influenza row modified to reflect current recommendations for live attenuated flu vaccine
Most qualifying conditions for which patients are licensed to use cannabis medically have substantial or conclusive evidence of therapeutic efficacy

Evidence of Therapeutic Efficacy Substantial for Cannabis Use

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Substantial, conclusive evidence of therapeutic efficacy found for 85.5 percent of qualifying conditions
Compounded topical pain creams are no better than placebo creams for neuropathic pain

Compounded Topical Pain Creams No Better Than Placebo

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At one month, no significant difference seen in positive outcomes for treatment vs. control
There is substantial variation across states in rates of long-term opioid therapy among patients with advanced osteoarthritis

Long-Term Opioid Use With OA Varies Across States

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Variance not fully explained by differences in access to health care providers or patient characteristics
In the United Kingdom

Ethnic Differences Seen at Time of Dementia Diagnosis in U.K.

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Asian and black patients younger at diagnosis, have lower cognitive scores than white patients
The CalproQuest

8 Questions Helpful for Assessing IBD in Primary Care

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CalproQuest survey may increase pretest probability for a positive calprotectin test
There have been 48 confirmed cases of measles in Washington state since the start of the year as health officials struggle to stop the spread of the infectious disease.

Washington State Measles Cases Now at 48 Since Jan. 1

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Thirty-four cases involved children ages 1 to 10; 41 patients not vaccinated against measles
Certain lots of Roche Diagnostics test strips should not be used with CoaguChek test meter devices to check levels of the blood thinner warfarin because patients may get inaccurate results and be at risk for serious injury or death

Expanded Recall of Warfarin Level Monitoring Test Strips

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Inaccurate results may put patients at risk for serious injury or death
For older adults on the Alzheimer disease trajectory

Early Tau Deposition Elevated for Women Versus Men

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Clinically normal women exhibit higher entorhinal cortical tau, which is linked to higher Aβ burden