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Autism spectrum disorders appear to increase the risk for childhood obesity

Children With Autism Found to Have Higher Risk for Obesity

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Obesity seen in 22 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders
Most dimensions of quality of life (QoL) are impaired in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

Effects on Quality of Life Mixed for Tx of Multiple Myeloma

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Reduced pain but worsening of neuropathy seen for IxaThalDex induction tx in relapsed/refractory MM
Reduction in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness is significantly associated with physical and cognitive disability in patients with multiple sclerosis

Retinal Nerve Fiber Loss Linked to Disability in Multiple Sclerosis

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Reductions in thickness significantly associated with physical, cognitive disability
Poor glycemic control is associated with increased risks for stroke and death among patients with type 2 diabetes

Poor Glycemic Control May Up Risk for Stroke, Death in T2DM

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Risk for stroke, death increased with each 10 mmol/mol increase in HbA1c level
Patient portal use has a positive impact on preventive health behaviors

Patient Portal Use Has Positive Impact on Preventive Health Behaviors

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Portal users more likely to be younger, white, have commercial insurance, higher annual income
For very preterm or very low-birth-weight infants

Rate of Advancement of Feeding Volume Does Not Impact Survival

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Very preterm or very low-birth-weight infants were randomly assigned to faster or slower increments
Physical disability

Predictors of Work Disability ID’d in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

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Physical disability, depression, reduced information processing tied to vocational status, work disability
The odds of developing autism spectrum disorder are increased for children with congenital heart disease

Odds of Autism Up in Children With Congenital Heart Disease

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Higher odds seen for specific lesions, including atrial, ventricular septal defects
There seems to be a 20 percent diagnostic error rate with use of non-sex-specific amnestic mild cognitive impairment diagnostic criteria

Sex-Specific Criteria May Up Accuracy for Diagnosis of aMCI

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Non-sex-specific criteria less accurate for diagnosis of amnestic mild cognitive impairment
Medicare graduate medical education payments increased significantly from 2000 to 2015

2000 to 2015 Saw Increase in Medicare GME Payments

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Increase mainly due to indirect payments, primarily inpatient costs rather than resident-to-bed ratio