Less Frequent Biopsy May Be Option in Prostate Cancer Care
Consequences of biennial versus annual biopsies similar during active surveillance
Prevalence of Arthritis Underestimated in United States
Arthritis affected 91.2 million adults in 2015, including 61.1 million aged 18 to 64 years in 2015
Value-Based Payment Modifier Not Tied to Practice Performance
Performance differences between practices narrowed after adjustment for patient characteristics
Coffee Consumption Appears to Provide More Benefit Than Harm
Largest relative reduction in health outcomes seen with intake of three to four cups/day versus none
History of Prior Cancer Common in Newly Diagnosed Patients
More than 18 percent of new cancer cases had a prior cancer, usually at a different site
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale IDs Adverse Outcomes
Relative to ARS and DBI-Ach, ACB shows good dose-response link for anticholinergic burden, outcomes
New Workflows Have Potential to Address Provider Burnout
Change fatigue is the leading cause of care team burnout, yet new solutions needed
Essay Adds to Discourse on Impact of Suggestive Jokes
Authors say commonplace suggestive jokes normalize, dismiss sexual misconduct experiences
Abdominal Obesity Linked to All-Cause Mortality in HFpEF
Increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, non-cardiovascular mortality in patients with HFpEF
Baby Boomers Have Increased Risk of Rx Opioid Overdose Death
In addition, those born from 1947 to 1964 and 1979 to 1992 have increased risk of heroin overdose death
