Rates of Joint Surgery Higher With Psoriatic Arthritis
After 15 years of follow-up, 29 percent of psoriatic arthritis patients had received surgery
Expansion of Diagnostic Criteria Proposed for COPD
Expanded diagnostic criteria used to classify individuals with possible, probable, definite COPD
Maternal Efavirenz May Up Risk for Microcephaly Among Offspring
Maternal efavirenz use tied to increased risk among children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected
Overall Rate of Pediatric Nonpowder Firearm Injuries Down
From 1990 to 2016, overall rate of these injuries declined, rate of eye injuries increased by one-third
Elevated Risk for CVD Mortality Observed in U.S. Cancer Patients
Risk highest in the year after diagnosis but remains elevated compared with general population
Poll: Adults Who Vape Often Buy From Unauthorized Sellers
83 percent of survey respondents who use e-cigarettes or vaping devices report using products with flavoring
Polio Vaccines Causing Polio Cases
Although rare, live virus in oral polio vaccine can mutate into a form that can cause new cases
Nutritional Deficiencies ID’d in Teens After Bariatric Surgery
Gastric bypass tied to greater nutritional disruption than vertical sleeve gastrectomy
Decline in Primary Care Visits Continued After ACA
Post-Affordable Care Act decline in primary care contact seen for all ages, incomes
Most Toddlers Exceed Screen Time Guidelines
26.7 percent of children have an increasing screen time trajectory from age 1 to 3 years
