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The rates of emergency department visits possibly related to marijuana use have increased disproportionately for out-of-state visitors compared with Colorado residents

Point-of-Sale Education Needed for Cannabis Tourists

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After legalization, pot-related ER visits increased faster for visitors than for Colorado residents
Zolpidem users

Zolpidem Use Linked to Motor Vehicle Collisions in Elderly

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Significantly higher rates of motor vehicle collisions in women and adults aged ≥80 years
This flu season continues to be mild

CDC: Flu Season Continues to Be Mild; Vaccine Is Effective

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Health officials report flu vaccine is 59 percent effective so far
Regular coffee consumption seems to delay disease progression in alcoholic liver disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis patients with end-stage liver disease and increase long-term survival following liver transplantation

Drinking Coffee May Slow Progression of Liver Disease

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Appears to delay disease progression and increase post-transplantation survival
Scientists who discovered that pancreatic cancer is at least four separate diseases say their findings could lead to improved treatments for the disease.

Researchers Say Pancreatic Cancer Is Four Separate Diseases

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Findings may lead to better therapies, team says
Intellectual enrichment (high education and high midlife cognitive activity) has effects on biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in older adults

Active Mind May Delay Alzheimer Symptoms, but Not Disease

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High midlife cognitive activity tied to lower amyloid deposition in APOE4 carriers with high education

Society of Critical Care Medicine, Feb. 20-24

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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress was held from...
Preoperative aspirin does not lower risk of death or thrombotic complications among patients undergoing coronary artery surgery

No Benefit From Aspirin Prior to Coronary Artery Surgery

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No link to decreased risk of death or thrombotic complications after surgery
A monthly vaginal ring containing dapivirine can reduce the incidence of HIV-1 infection

Reduced HIV-1 Infection Incidence With Vaginal Ring

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Monthly vaginal ring containing dapivirine reduces risk of HIV-1 infection among African women
In a study published online Feb. 24 in JAMA Cardiology

Normative Cardiac Data Identified for NBA Athletes

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Left ventricular size and mass proportional to body size; LV hypertrophy in 27.4 percent of athletes