AAP: Doctors Should Screen Teens for Suicide Risk Factors
Risk factors include history of physical/sexual abuse, bullying, substance abuse, mood disorders, sexuality
Coprescribing Naloxone to Opioid Users Helps Reduce ER Visits
Finding supports naloxone prescriptions for patients taking opioids for chronic pain
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Pelvic Screening Examinations
Insufficient evidence to assess balance of benefits and harms for screening in asymptomatic women
Too Many Elderly, Terminal Patients Getting Unnecessary Tx
Doctors, caregivers must be able to better recognize when death is imminent and unavoidable
FDA Approves Epclusa for Chronic Hepatitis C
Combination drug treats six major strains of hepatitis C virus infection
Few Young Males Receive HIV Testing at Physician Office Visits
HIV test performed at 1.0 percent of visits made by young males; higher rates for blacks, Hispanics
Mortality Up With No Revascularization in NSTEMI
Risk associated with no revascularization consistent in subgroup analysis, including older age
Catheter Reduction Programs Do Reduce Use of Catheters
Centers without reduction programs have higher use of catheters overall, for inappropriate indications
ALT Levels Within Normal Range Linked to Cardiovascular Events
Incident cardiovascular events were highest for those in the lowest tertile of baseline ALT
Vaginal Pessary Beneficial in Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Improvements in prolapse symptoms and quality of life with pessary added to pelvic floor exercises
