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Anticoagulants are often prescribed to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation

Anticoagulation May Help Prevent Dementia in A-Fib Patients

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Even patients with a low risk of stroke could benefit, researchers say
Hearing loss is linked to several factors associated with menopause

HRT May Increase Risk of Postmenopausal Hearing Loss

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Older age at menopause also appears to increase the risk
Flibanserin (Addyi) may improve some measures of sexual dysfunction in premenopausal women

AUA: Flibanserin Shows Promise for Sexual Dysfunction in Females

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Patients noted improvements in desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain
Fewer U.S. babies are dying from sudden unexpected infant death

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Rates Down in the United States

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But significant racial/ethnic disparities in SUID persist
Both electronic cigarettes and traditional cigarettes are tied to an increased risk for bladder cancer

AUA: E-Cigarettes Can Also Cause DNA Damage to Bladder Mucosa

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'Vaping' could lead to cancerous changes in urothelial cells, research indicates
In a clinical practice guideline update published online May 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

ACP: Recommendations Updated for Low Bone Density Treatment

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Osteoporotic women should be treated with pharmacologic therapy for 5 years to cut fracture risk
Both children and adults view object tracking as acceptable for owners

Children Express Positive Views of Digital Tracking by Strangers

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Children, but not adults, express positive evaluations of tracking another person's possessions
An enhanced recovery after surgery program is associated with improved outcomes for patients undergoing elective colorectal resection and emergency hip fracture repair

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Ups Outcomes

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Lower hospital length of stay and postoperative complication rates after implementation of ERAS
Never breastfeeding seems to be associated with increased risk of type 1 diabetes

Never Breastfeeding Linked to Increased Risk of T1DM

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Among those who were breastfed, no link for duration of full, any breastfeeding with reduced risk
Drinking among U.S. high school students has decreased in recent years

CDC: Drinking Rates Have Dropped for High School Students

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But many who do drink still do so excessively