Likelihood of Trying Drugs for the First Time Higher in the Summer
U.S. teens, adults more likely to try illicit drugs for the first time in the summer months
Smoking May Limit Success of Embolization Therapy for PAVMs
Findings seen in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia undergoing pulmonary embolization
Burnout Symptoms May Up Racial Bias Among Resident Physicians
Residents with burnout had greater explicit racial bias, implicit racial bias scores after adjustment
Risk for Allergy Development Increased After Gastric Acid Inhibitor Use
Rates ratios increased with increasing age and were more prominent in women
Estimated U.K. Incidence Rate of Lyme Disease 12.1 per 100,000
If increase continues, more than 8,000 cases expected in United Kingdom by end of 2019
Work-Related Injuries Up Suicide and Drug-Related Death
Suicide and drug-related mortality higher in both male and female injured workers
CIED Complication Rates Vary Considerably Among Hospitals
Rates from 5.3 to 14.3 percent seen in hospitals that implanted at least 25 devices during study period
SGLT-2 Inhibitor Use Not Linked to Increased Risk for UTI Events
Findings seen in propensity-matched cohorts versus receipt of DPP-4 inhibitors or GLP-1 agonists
National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy
Any raw score on the Jefferson Score of Empathy can be converted to percentile rank
Hearing Loss Takes Mental, Social, Physical Toll on Older People
Early identification and intervention could reduce risk for these poor health outcomes