HIV Infection Diagnoses on the Rise in Young Homosexual Men
Number of HIV diagnoses in those aged 13 to 29 four times higher than those aged ≥50 years
In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent
Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
Inflammatory Back Pain Resolves in Many Patients
Progression to SpA in 30 percent of patients; uveitis, male sex, family history predict progression
Facebook Program Doesn’t Up Smoking Abstinence at One Year
But, intervention engaged young adults, increased abstinence at end of three-month treatment
Positive Link Between Air Pollution, Diagnosis of Dementia
In multipollutant models, only nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 remained significant
Total Diabetes at 14 Percent in U.S. Adults for 2013-2016
Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes 9.7 and 4.3 percent; prevalence increased with age
Initial Abx Feasible Alternative for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
At five years, cumulative incidence of appendicitis recurrence 39.1 percent with antibiotic treatment
Cancer-Related Gene Variations Frequently Reclassified
24.9 percent of variants of uncertain significance were reclassified at a single commercial laboratory
Education Can Up Emotional Intelligence in Residents
Increase in total EI median scores, stress management composite score after intervention
Physician-Group ACOs Generate Medicare Savings
Savings grow with longer participation and are significantly higher than hospital-integrated ACOs
