Health Care Screening Practices Impact Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Likelihood of being diagnosed with skin cancer increased for those undergoing health care screening
Low-Priced Generic Drugs Most Likely to Have Shortages
Shortages associated with modest increases in price, ranging from 6 to 14 percent
Dancing Tied to Lower Odds of Disability in Activities of Daily Living
For older women, dancing -- but not other exercise types -- linked to lower risk for ADL disability
30-Day Postdischarge Mortality Up With HRRP Implementation
Increase in 30-day postdischarge mortality after hospitalization for heart failure, pneumonia, not AMI
More Than Two-Thirds of Drug OD Deaths in 2017 Involved Opioids
Significant increases seen in death rates involving synthetic opioids in 15 of 20 states from 2013 to 2017
Updated Guidelines Developed for Diagnosing, Treating Influenza
Rapid molecular assays should be used to improve diagnosis; antivirals should begin as soon as possible
Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis Up 2007 to 2017
More than 12-fold increase in DUA-IE hospitalizations and valve surgeries during 2007 to 2017
Fecal Occult Blood Test May Improve CRC Outcomes in Some
For men with left-sided tumors, those undergoing screening had lower N, M categories, higher survival
ACOG: Interpregnancy Period Should Maximize Women’s Health
Components of postpartum care should be included as the initial components of interpregnancy care
Risk of Arterial Thromboembolic Events Up Prior to Cancer Diagnosis
In seniors, risk of arterial thromboembolic events peaked in the 30 days immediately before diagnosis
