Suicide Risk Up in Younger Patients With Chronic Illness
Those diagnosed with diabetes, asthma more likely to attempt suicide than healthy peers
β-2 Adrenergic Agonists May Help Fight Parkinson’s Disease
Asthma medications may lower risk, but much more research is needed
CDC: Fentanyl Driving Rise in Opioid-Linked Deaths in U.S.
The synthetic drug is more powerful than heroin or morphine
Benefit of Aspirin After A-Fib Ablation Questioned
Low risk patients do not appear to benefit from long-term aspirin therapy, but bleeding risk up
Coronary Artery Calcium May Be Best Indicator of CVD Risk
Event rate 2.9 in 1,000 person-years for those without CAC
Climate Change May Be the Cause of More Roadway Deaths
Researcher finds link between rising temperatures, traffic fatalities
August 2017 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for August 2017. This roundup includes the...
Electronic Alert Doesn’t Up Appropriate Thromboprophylaxis
Patients with no score or inconsistent score result less often had appropriate thromboprophylaxis
Liraglutide Tied to Reduced Progression of Diabetic Kidney Dz
Prespecified secondary analysis shows benefit for liraglutide when added to usual care in T2DM
Retinal Emboli Linked to Cardiac Risk Factors, Kidney Disease
Older age, Indian ethnicity, HTN, chronic kidney disease, history of stroke linked to retinal emboli
