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Patients searching for prices on imaging services and sleep studies choose health care facilities with lower prices

Searching for Price Info Affects Choice of Health Care Facility

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Patients who viewed price estimates chose health care facilities with lower relative price estimates
It may be safe to switch from broad- to narrow-spectrum antibiotic coverage once hospitalized patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia reach clinical stability

Narrow-Spectrum Abx Feasible in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

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Findings among clinically stable inpatients with healthcare-associated pneumonia
In a Clinical Practice Guideline published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of Global Oncology

Recommendations for Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer

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HPV DNA testing recommended in all resource settings; HIV+ should undergo screening more often
Liraglutide increases heart rate and reduces heart rate variability in overweight patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and stable coronary artery disease

Liraglutide Increases Heart Rate in T2DM With Stable CAD

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Reduction in heart rate variability despite weight loss and improvement in metabolic parameters
Fecal immunochemical testing has advantages as a colorectal cancer screening method

Advantages of FIT As CRC Screening Method Discussed

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FIT has several advantages over gFOBT, but practical concerns should be considered
More than half of melanomas are self-detected

More Than Half of Melanomas Are Self-Detected

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Self-detection by women ups prognosis; men have more melanomas in non-easily visible locations
Calcium supplements

Review: No Clear Link for Calcium Supplements, CVD

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Other physicians urge caution, however, and say these findings aren't conclusive
Using the freshest blood for transfusions does not appear to significantly improve patient survival

Survival Outcomes Similar for Short-, Long-Term Blood Storage

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No significant difference seen in patient survival rates
Women across the globe are now nearly as likely as men to drink and to engage in excessive

Women Catching Up With Men in Alcohol Consumption, Misuse

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Females also closing the gender gap on health problems from alcohol consumption
Resveratrol supplementation does not improve hepatic or peripheral insulin sensitivity among patients with type 2 diabetes

Resveratrol Doesn’t Improve Insulin Sensitivity

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Does not affect hepatic or peripheral insulin sensitivity in patients with well-controlled diabetes