Serious Misdiagnosis-Related Harms Mostly Due to ‘Big Three’
Vascular events, infections, cancers account for 74.1 percent of high-severity misdiagnosis-related harms
Kratom Use Associated With Significant Toxicities
Most common effects include agitation, tachycardia, drowsiness, vomiting, confusion
Rabies Warning Issued for Walt Disney World Resort Area
Laboratory tests confirm rabies in a cat that scratched two cast members
Productivity Loss Sizable With Menstruation-Related Symptoms
More than 80 percent of respondents reported presenteeism with 8.9 days lost productivity per year
Risk for Leg Amputation Higher With Microvascular Disease
Risk higher regardless of microvascular disease location or other blood vessel conditions
Prolonged TV Viewing Tied to CVD Events, Mortality in Blacks
Risk for CVD events/all-cause mortality increased for TV viewing, not occupational sitting
Health Care Professionals Exhibit Gender Bias
Biases associate men with careers and surgery and women with family and family medicine
Rimegepant Shows Promise for Relief From Migraine Attacks
Increase seen in percentage of patients free from pain, from their most bothersome symptom at two hours
Sugary Beverage Consumption Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
In prospective cohort study, consuming 100 percent fruit juice also tied to increased cancer risk
Elevated Systolic BP May Up Risk for Valvular Heart Disease
Lifetime exposure to elevated systolic blood pressure may increase risk for major valvular heart disease
