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Vaccine-Related Searches on Pinterest Will Show Only Public Health Organizations

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Last year, Pinterest stopped showing vaccine-related search results to halt spread of misinformation
Guidelines have been updated on vaccinations in patients with multiple sclerosis; a practice guideline update summary was published online Aug. 28 in Neurology.

Guidelines Updated for Vaccination in Multiple Sclerosis

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MS patients advised to follow all local vaccine standards except in case of specific contraindications
The proportion of youth exposed to secondhand aerosol from electronic cigarettes increased in 2018

More Youth Being Exposed to Secondhand Aerosol From E-Cigs

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Significant upward trend seen in 2018 with 33.2 percent of youth exposed
Polyunsaturated fatty acids have little to no effect on the prevention or treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Have Little, No Impact on Diabetes

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Review indicates little to no effect on newly diagnosed diabetes, measures of glucose metabolism
Hospitalized older adults transferred to a long-term acute care hospital have poor survival

Survival Poor for Elderly Admitted to Long-Term Acute Care Setting

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Among older Medicare beneficiaries admitted to LTAC, more than one-third died in an inpatient setting
Lung cancer screening computed tomography scans can be used to identify smoking-related conditions that frequently are associated with adverse events

CT Scan Screen for Lung Cancer Can ID Smoking-Related Diseases

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New diagnoses of CVD, emphysema, osteoporosis identified, often are linked to adverse events
Psoriasis is significantly associated with an increased mortality risk

Psoriasis Independently Linked to Increased Mortality Risk

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Comorbidities such as CVD, diabetes, COPD, cancer, CKD, and stroke mediate part of the association
Few oncologists and specialists recommend health promotion to cancer survivors

Few Oncologists Suggest Health Promotion to Cancer Survivors

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Oncologists expressed concern that health promotion could distress or overwhelm cancer survivors
The number of marijuana growers allowed to produce the drug for U.S. government-approved research will be expanded from one to 34

DEA to Approve Dozens More Growers for Marijuana Research

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Added sites will provide researchers with greater variety of marijuana to study
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends hepatitis C virus infection screening for individuals aged 18 to 79 years. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Aug. 27 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF Advises Broader Age Range for Hep C Screening

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Draft recommendation statement expands screening to asymptomatic individuals aged 18 to 79 years