Arm Circumference May Be Useful Predictor of CVD Survival
Findings among elderly patients with cardiovascular disease
Greater Drop in Readmissions With ACA Program Penalties
Greater reductions in readmission rates compared with those at non-penalized hospitals
Alcohol Abuse Ups Risk of Several Heart Conditions
Alcohol abuse of similar magnitude to other well-recognized modifiable risk factors
ACP Updates Recommendations for Oral Medications in T2DM
Recs serve as update to 2012 American College of Physicians guideline
Conventional Trials Can’t Detect Heterogeneity in BP Tx Effects
Clinically important heterogeneity in intensive BP tx effect can be ID'd in sequential randomization trials
Zoledronic Acid Every 12 Weeks Noninferior in Bone Metastases
No increase in risk of skeletal events versus treatment every four weeks for bone metastases
Gunshot Violence Transmitted Through Social Networks
Best performing models for predicting victims of gun violence based on social contagion, demographics
No Lasting Benefit for Follow-Up Coronary Angiography After PCI
No difference in cumulative five-year incidence of primary end point, any coronary revascularization
Major Zika Outbreak Considered Unlikely in the United States
Higher standard of living reduces odds the virus-carrying mosquitoes will thrive
December 2016 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for December 2016. This roundup includes the...
