Polypharmacy More Likely for Cancer Survivors
More cancer survivors prescribed five or more unique medications, including those with abuse potential
Smartphone App May Up Medication Adherence in HTN
But use of the app not linked to a change in systolic blood pressure in poorly controlled hypertension
Self-Regulation Interventions Beneficial for Children
Improvement in academic, health, and behavioral outcomes in most intervention groups
CDC: Asian U.S. Mothers More Likely to be Older, Married
Non-Hispanic Asian mothers are more educated; some characteristics vary by subgroup, place of birth
Stronger Link With Mortality for Ambulatory Versus Clinic BP
Ambulatory BP is a stronger predictor of all-cause, cardiovascular mortality than clinic measures
UTI Calculator Predicts Risk of Infant Urinary Tract Infection
Calculator reduces testing and decreases the number of urinary tract infections that were missed
Opioid Packaging Often Lacks Info on Safe Storage, Disposal
Instructions for safe disposal of unused opioid medications often inconsistent, infrequent, or absent
Repeated BP Measures Linked to Drop in Initially Elevated BP
Repeated measurement of initially elevated blood pressure linked to 8 mm Hg reduction in systolic BP
Nut Consumption Associated With Reduced Risk of A-Fib
Possible correlation also seen for nut consumption with reduced risk of heart failure
Parents Favor Supporting Pregnant Teens, Their Babies
Most feel that pregnant teens should have to attend prenatal visits in order to receive state support
