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Parents' ages may play a role in a child's risk of developing autism spectrum disorders

Parental Age Factors Linked to Autism Risk

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Greater odds in children of teenage mothers, older mothers, and parents with big age gap
Children who receive general anesthesia during surgery before they turn 4 years of age may later score slightly lower on listening comprehension and performance IQ

Pediatric Anesthesia Prior to Age 4 May Affect IQ Testing

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General anesthesia during surgery at very young age may be linked to poorer brain development
New guidelines can enable successful physician hospital relationships and integrated leadership

AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships

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Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Among adults with one or more chronic conditions

Arthritis, Other Chronic Disease Takes Toll on Work Force

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Arthritis + other chronic health conditions may keep up to one-third affected out of workplace
Intensive care unit patients who develop delirium have a higher mortality risk

Morbidity, Mortality Up for Patients With Delirium in ICU

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Researchers recommend screening and monitoring for delirium in all critically ill patients
For older adults

Hyperhomocysteinemia Linked to Worse Cognitive Status

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Correlation with worse cognitive and functional status, dementia among elderly adults
Nine states have enacted the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact law

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed

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Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
Among individuals with type 2 diabetes there is a quadratic association for 24-hour diastolic blood pressure with information processing speed and memory

24-Hour Diastolic BP Linked to Cognitive Performance in T2DM

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Low and high 24-hour diastolic BP tied to poorer information processing speed, memory
The prices hospitals charge patients for a number of common procedures rose more than 10 percent between 2011 and 2013

CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up

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And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
Patients aged 55 years and older presenting to an inpatient/emergency department setting with traumatic brain injury have an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease

TBI Linked to Parkinson’s Risk in Patients Aged ≥55 Years

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Dose-response associations identified for traumatic brain injury severity and frequency