Night Shift Tied to Increased Odds of Abdominal Obesity
Increased risk for permanent night workers compared with rotating night workers
Mid-Adulthood HTN Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in Women
Midlife onset of hypertension predicts 73 percent higher dementia risk versus stable normotension
Obesity Screening Recommended for Midlife Women
PCPs should address barriers to adoption of healthy lifestyle measures in postmenopausal women
Health Literacy Linked to Length of Stay After Abdominal Surgery
No significant correlation with increased rates of 30-day ER visits or 90-day hospital readmissions
Reasons Physicians Are Delaying Retirement Vary
Many older physicians feel that they are providing a useful service, desire part-time or occasional work
21 Percent of Americans Report Experiencing a Medical Error
Survey results show patients and families feel some responsibility for patient safety
Medicare Paid $1.5 Billion to Replace Faulty Heart Devices
Reasons for replacement included recalls, premature failures, medically necessary upgrades, infections
Insurance Type Linked to Surgery Delay in Melanoma
Surgical treatment delays increased for Medicaid versus private patients, for nonwhite patients
Smoking Cessation Support Less Likely for Cancer Patients
General practitioners less likely to support smoking cessation in patients with cancer than with CHD
Process Promising for On-Site Printing of Custom-Dosed Meds
Printed films, original powders exhibit similar crystallographic order and chemistry
