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Implementation of state youth traumatic brain injury (TBI) legislation correlated with an increase in pediatric emergency department utilization for youth sports- and recreation-related  mild TBI evaluation

ED Utilization Up for Pediatric mTBI After TBI Legislation

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Proportion of ED visits increased from five years before to after legislation
Arterial stiffness may predict dementia risk

Arterial Stiffness May Predict Dementia Risk

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Adjustment for subclinical brain disease markers did not reduce link between arterial stiffness, dementia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with health officials from various states are asking American consumers to avoid romaine lettuce due to an outbreak of Escherichia coli illness.

FDA: Another E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce

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So far, 32 people across 11 states have become sick with E. coli after eating romaine lettuce
A task force to investigate a rising number of cases of a rare polio-like disease among children in the United States has been created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Announces Acute Flaccid Myelitis Task Force

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Task force is scheduled to submit its first report in early December
North Carolina's largest chickenpox outbreak in decades is centered in a primary school with a large number of vaccine-exempt students

Vaccine-Exempt Students Behind N.C. Chickenpox Outbreak

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Of the school's 152 students, 110 have not received the varicella vaccine

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 15-19

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The 2018 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends HIV screening for individuals aged 15 to 65 years

USPSTF Suggests Universal HIV Screening, PrEP for High-Risk Patients

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Screening recommended for those ages 15 to 65 years, including pregnant women
The ultrasound appearance of an echogenic deltoid muscle may predict diabetes and prediabetes

RSNA: Ultrasound of Shoulder Muscle May Help Diagnose T2DM

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Echogenic-appearing deltoid muscle appears to be a powerful predictor of diabetic status
Dementia is associated with mortality in most older adults with Down syndrome

Dementia Tied to Mortality in Older Adults With Down Syndrome

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Crude mortality rates for individuals with dementia were five times higher than for those without
Prenatal exposure to nitric oxide is associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder

Prenatal Nitric Oxide Exposure Linked to Higher Risk for Autism

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No significant link seen for ASD risk and exposure to particulate matter (PM)2.5, nitrogen dioxide