Psychosocial Intervention App Feasible in Serious Mental Illness
High level of usability for those with limited technical abilities
Visual Dysfunction Tied to Poor Cognitive Function in Seniors
Association identified using data from two nationally representative samples
Moderate, Severe OSA Linked to Elevated Blood Coagulability
Increases in prothrombin time in seconds and as international normalized ratio for OSA vs controls
Intensive Blood Pressure Tx Aids Those With Prediabetes
Beneficial effects seen for cardiovascular disease outcomes, all-cause mortality
Few Racial Differences in Peds Anesthesia Meds Administration
Findings after adjustment for age, gender, attending anesthesiologist practice patterns
Evolocumab Doesn’t Affect Cognition When Added to Statins
No significant between-group difference for patients receiving evolocumab or placebo added to statins
Study Highlights Readmit Factors Post Atrial Flutter Ablation
Readmission rate found to be 18.19 percent
Coping Support Assists Parents of Hospitalized Children
Meta-analysis: coping support interventions can reduce anxiety and stress, but not depression
Opioid Rx Frequently Issued for Nonspecific, Spinal Conditions
Spine, orthopedic disorders most prominent among categories of conditions linked to initial opioid Rx
Dietary Energy Density May Up Risk of Obesity-Linked Cancers
DED linked to 10 percent increase of any obesity-related cancer among normal-weight women
