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Taiwanese individuals between the ages of 45 and 64 years old diagnosed with hearing loss are at a greater risk for developing dementia than those without hearing loss

Hearing Loss Increases Risk for Dementia in Taiwanese Individuals

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Findings suggest that hearing protection, screening, treatment may help reduce risk for dementia
Among elderly patients

Flu Vaccine Tied to Better Long-Term Outcomes in Elderly ICU Survivors

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Those who are vaccinated have lower risk for stroke, death in year following ICU discharge
Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt

One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt

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Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt
Warning labels for the suspected cancer-causing weed killer glyphosate (Roundup) will not be approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

EPA Will Not Approve Warning Labels for Glyphosate

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Last year, Roundup maker Monsanto obtained court order blocking the warning labels
Two experimental Ebola treatments have worked so well in the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak that they will be offered to all patients

New Ebola Drugs Highly Effective, Might Shorten Outbreak in Africa

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The treatments, REGN-EB3 and mAb-114, are both monoclonal antibodies
Smokers and nonsmokers with ulcerative colitis have similar outcomes

Ulcerative Colitis Outcomes Similar for Smokers, Nonsmokers

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No significant difference in rates of flares, thiopurine use, hospitalization for persistent smokers, quitters
Biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis occurs at a similar rate among white and black patients

Giant Cell Arteritis Occurs at Similar Rate in Blacks, Whites

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Biopsy-proven GCA occurs more often in women versus men, but not in white versus black patients
Cancer survivors with high-deductible health plans are more likely to experience delayed or foregone care

Delayed/Foregone Care More Likely for Cancer Survivors With HDHPs

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Having a health savings account can mitigate the impact of the high-deductible health plan
In a two-part guideline

Guidelines Issued for Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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Two-part guideline addresses diagnosis, evaluation, management of the chronic inflammatory skin disease
Higher levels of caffeinated beverage intake may be a trigger for migraine headache on that day among adults with episodic migraines

Excess Caffeine May Be a Trigger for Episodic Migraine Headaches

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Three or more servings of caffeinated beverages associated with higher odds for headache that day