Bone Health in Older Adults Not Improved by High-Dose Vitamin D
25(OH)D concentration increases with supplements, but no difference in BMD changes among three doses
Gender Gap Seen in Accessing Alcohol Treatment With Cirrhosis
Women less likely to be treated than men; treatment visit, medication tied to improved one-year outcomes
Adverse Birth Outcomes Up With Medically Assisted Reproduction
But risks are mainly attributable to factors other than medically assisted reproductive treatment
Machine Learning Methods Can Detect UTI in Dementia Patients
Research team used novel algorithms to ID early symptoms of health declines in dementia patients
Assessment Tools Aid Risk Planning at Nursing Homes
Residents with heart failure have higher rates of hospitalization, death, health instability
Many Teens Not Up to Date on HPV Vaccination
Only 15.7 and 34.8 percent of teens completed HPV vaccination before turning 13 and 15
Home-Based Program Achieves Hypertension Control
Program uses Bluetooth-enabled monitoring, patient coaching by nurse practitioners and pharmacists
Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment
Three areas include defining organizational aspects, use of deliberative process, examining impact
2003 to 2015 Saw Increase in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Use
Fourfold increase seen in rate of coprescribing with opioids; twofold increase with other sedating meds
Psychopathology in Adulthood Up With Child Lead Exposure
Higher childhood blood lead levels linked to increase in general psychopathology
