Spending on Compounded Drugs Skyrocketing
Number of Medicare beneficiaries getting compounded drugs up 281 percent since 2006
Surgical Trainee Involvement Tied to Peri-Op Complications
Findings for benign hysterectomy procedures; operative time key mediator of relationship
Memories of Delusions in ICU Include Fact, Fiction
Four themes identified in delusions: family, dynamic spaces, surviving challenges, and constant motion
Twin Study Questions Link Between Obesity, Heart Risk
However, researchers find that obesity does raise diabetes risk
Physician Reviews Approaches to Treating Opioid-Use Disorders
Medically-supervised withdrawal is not usually sufficient to induce long-term recovery
Hearing Impairment May Be an Early Indicator of Autism
Researchers identify inner-ear problem that might impair speech development
USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Genital Herpes
Grade D recommendation against routine screening for asymptomatic adolescents and adults
High Doses of Omega-3s May Help Healing After Acute MI
Reductions seen in left ventricular systolic volume index and noninfarct myocardial fibrosis
Liraglutide Not Beneficial in Advanced Heart Failure
No difference in heart function, disease stability or in rates of mortality, rehospitalization
Predictors ID’d for Switching to Active Tx in Prostate Cancer
Ethnicity influences patient decision to pursue active treatment and serial biopsies in active surveillance
