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From 1997 to 2011 there was a 48 percent reduction in emergency department mortality rates

1997 to 2011 Saw Almost 50 Percent Drop in ED Death Rates

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Patients with ER deaths were older, more likely to be male and white, had more severe triage acuity scores
Toys help spread the flu and other viruses because germs can survive on plastic surfaces for 24 hours or more

Toys in Waiting Room May Be Source of Infection

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Germs can survive on plastic surfaces for 24 hours or more
Severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy or proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic Retinopathy Independently Tied to Depression

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Severe nonproliferative/proliferative diabetic retinopathy linked to greater depressive symptoms
The prevalence of arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitation is projected to increase in U.S. adults by 2040

Arthritis, Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitations Likely to Rise

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Prevalence of arthritis predicted to increase to 25.9 percent of all adults by 2040
For adults with diabetic gastroparesis

Relamorelin Beneficial in Adults With Diabetic Gastroparesis

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Drug is linked to significantly accelerated gastric emptying, reduced vomiting frequency
Persistent diarrhea is typically caused by parasites or bacteria and requires accurate diagnosis in order to determine appropriate treatment

Lab-Established Diagnosis Key for Persistent Diarrhea

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Microbiological causes of protracted diarrhea include detectable parasitic and bacterial pathogens
Only about half of trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov are listed in the largest data-sharing repository

Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository

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Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website
Women with a history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 or 3 have increased risks of subsequent development of anal

Risk of Noncervical Anogenital Cancer Up With History of CIN2/3

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Women with history of CIN2/3 have increased long-term risk of anal, vulvar, vaginal cancers
Diabetes predicts diminished quality of life improvements after lumbar decompression surgery

Diabetes Impacts QOL Outcome After Lumbar Decompression

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Diabetes predicts diminished improvement in postoperative EuroQol 5-Dimensions
The Step-by-Step approach is valid for identifying febrile infants at risk for invasive bacterial infection

Step-by-Step Approach Valid for Febrile Infants

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Method appears to be effective for identifying infants at risk for invasive bacterial infection