Discrepancies ID’d in Adult CVD Risk Assessment Guidelines
All recommendations but one advocate for screening, most include prediction models for follow-up
Most Patients Taking Opioids Open to Receiving Naloxone Rx
More than a third of patients reported beneficial behavior changes
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Persistent Concussion Symptoms
Adolescents with lingering effects may need cognitive behavioral therapy, too
Reports of Fatal Anaphylaxis With IV Iron Products
Seventy-nine cases of anaphylactic reactions linked to ferumoxytol, of which 18 were fatal
Sleep Apnea Diagnoses Up Among Outpatients From 1993 to 2010
Majority of diagnoses reported by primary care providers, pulmonologists, and otolaryngologists
Levonorgestrel IUD Potentially Cost-Effective in Obese Women
Intrauterine device is potentially cost-effective for prevention of deaths from endometrial cancer
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Ups Insulin Resistance
Effect estimates much larger and highly significant for individuals with prediabetes
Corticosteroids Linked to Worse Outcome in Facial Palsy
Worse facial function outcomes for patients with Lyme disease-associated facial palsy
One in Four Older Adults Report Breathlessness
Breathlessness linked to lower ratings of well-being; higher rates of clinic, ER visits, hospitalization
Pregnancy Screens Lacking for Teens With Leukemia
Low rates for teens with acute leukemia and ER visits before teratogenic exposures
