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Americans in their early 50s and younger are experiencing significant increases in colorectal cancer incidence

CRC Incidence on the Rise Among Younger Americans

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Rates of rectal cancer have been rising longer and faster than colon cancer
The Supreme Court of Florida has reversed a District Court of Appeal decision deeming information related to patient safety unprotected from litigation discovery

Supreme Court Rules Patient Safety Data Subject to Litigation

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Supreme Court of Florida reversed District Court of Appeal decision protecting patient safety data
Implementation of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a sustained reduction in purchases of taxed beverages

Sugar-Sweetened Drink Tax Tied to Sustained Drop in Purchase

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Largest decreases in purchases of taxed beverages seen for households at lowest socioeconomic level
Spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria can occur through sinks and other areas where water can pool inside hospitals

Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Hospital Sinks

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Drug-resistant bacteria can colonize in drains, spread to sinks, and eventually reach patients
Implementing the 2014 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for behavioral counseling is likely to be cost-effective for overweight and obese adults

USPSTF Recommendation for Overweight, Obese Cost-Effective

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Behavioral counseling intervention cost-effective, with considerable variation in CE across subgroups
For patients with suspected pulmonary embolism in the emergency department

Adherence to Clinical Decision Support Ups Odds of Acute PE ID

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Adherence to clinical decision support linked to odds of acute pulmonary embolism finding in ER
A substantial proportion of patients with opioid use disorder fill prescriptions for non-buprenorphine opioids during and following treatment with buprenorphine

Many Patients Get Opioid Rx While Receiving Buprenorphine

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4 of 10 given buprenorphine to ease withdrawal abuse other opioids, researchers find
Patients with psoriasis who also have depression may face a much higher risk for psoriatic arthritis

Depressed Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis

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Risk of psoriatic arthritis up 37 percent for psoriasis patients with depression
Deep brain stimulation is associated with significant improvements in affective symptoms and body mass index in treatment-refractory anorexia nervosa

Deep Brain Stimulation Beneficial in Anorexia Nervosa

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Significant improvements in affective symptoms and body mass index for treatment-refractory anorexia
Two medications used to treat asthma and allergies may help prevent a particularly dangerous form of pneumonia caused by influenza A virus infection

Early Use of Two Asthma Meds Could Prevent Lethal Pneumonia

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Early administration may block viral infection in type-1 alveolar epithelial cells