CDC: More People With High Cholesterol Taking Medications
Findings only among men and women over 60 years, not younger patients with high cholesterol
Embezzlement Not Uncommon in Medical Practices
Employees should undergo detailed background checks; practices should have zero-tolerance for theft
Poor Outcomes for Prefrail/Frail at Risk of Malnutrition
Prevalence of ADL disability, poor QOL highest for prefrail/frail seniors at risk of malnutrition
Intermittent Energy Restriction Effectively Cuts HbA1c in T2DM
Intermittent energy restriction equivalent to continuous energy restriction for reducing HbA1c
FDA Proposes New Rule on Food Labeling in Vending Machines
Revised rule suggests that type size on packaged food must be 1.5 times size of net weight declaration
Molecular Autopsy May Shed Light on Sudden Death in Young
Ultrarare, nonsynonymous variants seen in 64% of victims of sudden unexplained death in young
Empagliflozin Doesn’t Up Risk of Bone Fractures
Per pooled data from placebo-controlled trials and data from a head-to-head study with glimepiride
Epinephrine Ups Survival in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
But no significant difference versus placebo in rate of survival with favorable neurologic outcome
Availability of Generic Antivirals for Hepatitis B Increasing
Drop in median price of WHO-prequalified generic tenofovir from $208 to $32 from 2004 to 2016
Lyme-Bearing Ticks More Widespread in U.S. Than Thought
Disease-carrying ticks were detected in 83 counties where they'd never been found before
