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The benefits of sharing notes with patients include improved patient engagement and empowerment

Potential Benefits, Risks of OpenNotes Discussed

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Benefits include improved patient engagement, while risks include avoidance of writing candidly
Technology using a patient's own brainwaves might offer hope against tough-to-treat posttraumatic stress disorder

Non-Invasive Neurotechnology May Help Ease PTSD Symptoms

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Study is preliminary, but suggests an acoustic 'feedback' technology might help some patients
Measures of glycemic variability in type 1 diabetes

Glucose Variation Doesn’t Affect Microvascular Complications

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Findings, based on quarterly 7-point profiles, show no influence beyond mean glucose in T1DM
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy doesn't appear to raise a child's risk of autism

Link Between Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy, Autism Challenged

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After accounting for other factors that increase risk, the association disappeared
If all clinicians followed U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines for prescription of a statin

Differing Statin Guidelines Leave Many Clinicians Uncertain

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Doctors, patients often confused by conflicting advisories on statin use
More than one in five maternal deaths in Illinois in 2002 to 2011 were attributable to cardiovascular disease

Over 20 Percent of Maternal Mortality in Illinois Due to CVD

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22.2 percent of women died of cardiovascular causes, with cardiomyopathy the most common etiology
For older adults with multimorbidity

Costs Up With Specialist As Predominant Provider of Care

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For older adults with multimorbidity, specialist PPC also linked to lower continuity of care
The risk of major bleeding is similar for older patients with atrial fibrillation taking either antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs

Major Bleeding Risk From Drugs Similar in Elderly

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Elderly taking aspirin, clopidogrel have major bleeding similar to that seen with oral anticoagulants
Cerebral hypoperfusion contributes to dizziness in patients with Parkinson's disease

Dizziness in Parkinson’s May Be Due to Cerebral Hypoperfusion

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Transcranial Doppler during head-up tilting useful for evaluating dizziness
Young doctors often have unprofessional or offensive content on their Facebook profiles

Doctors Need to Be Mindful of What They Post on Social Media

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Investigators find many examples of unprofessional, 'potentially objectionable' behavior online