EHR Use Ups Some Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
Less frequent heparin dosing and greater adherence to guideline-recommended care
Ultrasound Highly Accurate for Diagnosing Groin Hernia
Improvement in sensitivity, specificity, overall accuracy of US from pre-2011 to 2011 and onward
‘Dispositional’ Mindfulness May Help Ward Off Obesity
Study found awareness of thoughts and feelings was linked to lower risk for obesity
Low Hep B Vaccine Response Rate Linked to IBD Treatment
Treatment with infliximab and/or azathioprine associated with weaker response to vaccination
Cancers Differ in Indigenous, Non-Indigenous Populations
Generally, indigenous cancer rates lower, except for lung cancer in men, cervical in women
Midlife Cardiovascular Fitness Tied to Lower Health Costs Later
Findings based on large study, independent of cardiovascular risk factors
Many Doctors Don’t Explain Stroke, Bleeding Risk in A-Fib
In substantial proportion of patients, primary care physicians did not provide stroke or bleeding risk
Opioid Added to Rx Naproxen No Help in Low Back Pain
Adding cyclobenzaprine, oxycodone/acetaminophen to naproxen alone does not improve outcomes
ASTRO: Shorter Radiation OK for Early Breast Cancers
High-dose therapy shows same survival rates as longer course of standard radiation
Older Blood Appears Safe for Cardiac Surgery Patients
Storage duration doesn't affect complications, mortality rate
