About One in 20 Patients Exposed to Preventable Harm
Pooled prevalence of preventable patient harm was 6 percent; 12 percent was severe, led to death
CDC Assesses Burden of Eye Disorders in Adults With Diabetes
Cataracts found to be most commonly reported eye disorder affecting adults aged ≥45 years with diabetes
Most Adults Favor Cutting Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
Overall, 80.6 percent of current smokers, 84.3 percent of former smokers favor cutting nicotine
Alirocumab Cuts CV Absolute Risk the Most for Those With Diabetes
Findings seen in prespecified analysis; alirocumab did not increase risk for new diabetes
Tool Uses Spine X-Rays to Assess Response to Osteoporosis Tx
Bone structure value determined by software tool significantly correlated with bone mineral density
Opioids Commonly Prescribed in Emergency Department for Gout
Diabetes, polyarticular gout, prior opioid use tied to increased risk for opioid prescription at discharge
Many Perceive Lack of Choice in Receipt of RAI for Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer patients who perceive no choice about radioactive iodine report lower decision satisfaction
Practitioner Empathy Has Lasting Benefit After T2DM Diagnosis
Risk for all-cause mortality lower for patients with practitioners with higher levels of empathy
Erectile Dysfunction Presents Large Global Health Burden
Condition is risk factor for benign prostatic hyperplasia, cardiovascular disease, dementia
Serious Misdiagnosis-Related Harms Mostly Due to ‘Big Three’
Vascular events, infections, cancers account for 74.1 percent of high-severity misdiagnosis-related harms
