Perception of Nursing Home Safety Varies by Employee Type
Administrators consistently perceive better safety culture than clinical staff
Low Incidence of Adverse Events for A-Fib Catheter Ablation
Within 30 days of index CA, 3.5 percent developed major AEs, most often hemorrhage/hematoma
Crosstalk Identified Between Adipose Tissue, Carcinomas
Organ-dependent crosstalk identified via VEGF, IL6, TNFα, and other mechanisms
Self-Tonometry Feasible, Acceptable for Glaucoma Patients
Overall, 73 percent of patients met complete success criteria; most of them felt self-tonometry was easy
Low Tumor Growth Rates During Active Surveillance of Thyroid CA
Younger age at diagnosis, initial risk category linked to papillary thyroid cancer tumor growth
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
