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Older patients with myocardial infarction who receive immediate high-quality care from their hospital often receive a long-term survival advantage

Hospital Choice Key in Post-Myocardial Infarction Survival

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Patients treated at hospitals with better track records gained additional year of life
Frailty often goes unrecognized in older thoracic surgery patients

Frailty Under-Recognized in Older Thoracic Surgery Patients

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Warning signs such as exhaustion increase the risk for poor outcomes
Pregnancy behaviors and certain childbirth complications may influence a child's risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder

Range of Perinatal Factors May Raise Risk for OCD in Offspring

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Smoking, method of delivery, birth weight, low Apgar -- all appear to contibute to greater risk
The United States lags behind other advanced nations when it comes to infant mortality and the life expectancy of its citizens

Global Burden of Disease Report Evaluates the World’s Health

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Life expectancy in the United States trails other wealthy nations
In a new report

More Evidence of Zika Connection to Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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Virus detected in body fluids of Colombians with Guillain-Barré syndrome
The measles outbreak that occurred in an Amish community in 2014 illustrates the ongoing threat the infection presents -- and the importance of routine vaccination

CDC Reviews Measles Outbreak in Amish Community

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Nearly all who were infected had not been vaccinated, researchers say
Electronic-cigarette devices are randomly and unexpectedly exploding

Burns, Blast Injuries on the Rise From Exploding E-Cigarettes

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Users say they're unaware the lithium batteries are a potential fire hazard
Dermatologists receive considerable payments

Dermatologists Receive Considerable Industry Payments

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Variation in nature and amount of payments, with top 1 percent of doctors receiving at least $93,622
A conservative protocol for oxygen therapy results in lower intensive care unit mortality compared to conventional care

Conservative Oxygen Treatment Linked to Lower ICU Mortality

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Findings among adult ICU patients with expected length of stay of 72 hours or longer
Mindfulness meditation produces demonstrable changes in emotional processing

Changes in Emotional Processing With Mindfulness Meditation

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Reduces difference between late positive potential response to negative high arousing, neutral stimuli