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Participation in physical activity within seven days after injury is associated with reduced rates of persistent postconcussive symptoms

Risk of Postconcussive Symptoms Down With Early Exercise

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Participation in physical activity within seven days after injury linked to reduced rates of PPCS
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against routine serologic screening for genital herpes simplex virus infection in asymptomatic adolescents and adults

USPSTF Recommends Against Routine HSV Screening

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High proportion of false-positive results and associated psychological harms with screening
The prevalence of marijuana use increased among women from 2002 to 2014

2002 to 2014 Saw Increase in Marijuana Use in Women

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And, only 9.8 percent of U.S. adult marijuana users in 2014 reported use for medical purposes
Drug overdose deaths increased 23 percent between 2010 and 2014

CDC: Fatal Drug Overdoses Up Significantly in the United States

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Prescription opioids and heroin lead the increase, latest government data show
Cancer patients who have diabetes may suffer worse heart damage from chemotherapy

Chemo-Related Cardiotoxicity Worse in Diabetes Patients

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Those with diabetes showed more early warning signs of heart failure
For patients who received transfusions in Sweden and Denmark from 2003 to 2012

No Link for Transfused Red Blood Cell Storage, Mortality

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No link for length of red blood cell storage, mortality in transfusion recipients from Sweden, Denmark
For hepatitis C virus-infected patients

Diabetes Ups Risk of HCC, Death in Patients With Hepatitis C

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Diabetes increases risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with HCV
Poor functional status and having a Foley catheter preoperatively are associated with the risk of failure of transurethral resection of the prostate or transurethral laser incision of the prostate for treatment of bladder outlet obstruction

Preoperative Foley Cath Predicts TURP, TULIP Failure in Older Men

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Poor baseline functional status, pre-op Foley catheter linked to greater risk of failure at one year
For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Long-Term DPP4-Inhibitor Use Not Tied to Fracture Risk in T2DM

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No increase in risk of any fracture, osteoporotic or hip fractures with continuous long-term use
In older adults

Dysglycemia Affects Brain Structure, Cognition in Seniors

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Brain infarcts, white matter hyperintensities volume up; total white matter down