Procalcitonin Testing Not Impacting Antibiotic Rx for COPD
Findings among patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation
Higher Odds of Infection With Reduced Kidney Function
Study finds excess community-acquired infections incidence in individuals with mild to severe CKD
Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer Doesn’t Up Stroke Risk
I-131 therapy group showed no significantly higher risk of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
Intensive Blood Pressure Tx Aids Those With Prediabetes
Beneficial effects seen for cardiovascular disease outcomes, all-cause mortality
Evolocumab Doesn’t Affect Cognition When Added to Statins
No significant between-group difference for patients receiving evolocumab or placebo added to statins
Study Highlights Readmit Factors Post Atrial Flutter Ablation
Readmission rate found to be 18.19 percent
Opioid Rx Frequently Issued for Nonspecific, Spinal Conditions
Spine, orthopedic disorders most prominent among categories of conditions linked to initial opioid Rx
Dietary Energy Density May Up Risk of Obesity-Linked Cancers
DED linked to 10 percent increase of any obesity-related cancer among normal-weight women
Global Disease Burden of COPD, Asthma Quantified
More deaths due to COPD than asthma worldwide in 2015; increase in COPD deaths since 1990
Families Shoulder Majority of Costs Related to Dementia Care
Reducing functional decline or behavioral and psychological symptoms leads to lower lifetime costs
