Suicide Risk Seen Among Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care
Mental health and well-being of older adults should be addressed in these settings, authors say
Antacid Use in First Year of Life Tied to Later Fracture Risk
Findings seen among healthy infants taking proton pump inhibitors alone or with histamine H2-receptor antagonists
Anxiety With Type 2 Diabetes Tied to High-Cost Health Care Use
Anxiety and type 2 diabetes related to frequent visits to ED, high costs but not total hospitalization costs
Nonchromosomal Birth Defects May Up Childhood Cancer Risk
Study identified 40 significant, specific associations between birth defects and childhood cancer
Rotavirus Vaccine Led to Reduced Disease Prevalence, Season Duration
In postvaccine period, a biennial pattern emerged with alternating years of high, low disease activity
Many Trust Doctors, Nurses Over Other Sources of Health Advice
Although most people agree that vaccines are safe, the proportion is lower in high-income regions
Death From Specific Causes Up for Veterans With PTSD
Significant increases seen in mortality from suicide, accidental injury, viral hepatitis
Incident A-Fib Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
Oral anticoagulant use has preventive effect on dementia development in patients with incident AF
No Change Seen in Processed Meat Consumption by U.S. Adults
During same period, mean consumption decreased for unprocessed red meat, increased for poultry
Maintaining Work During Dialysis Tied to Higher Survival
Employment rates low among patients initiating dialysis
