Pop-Up Messages Up Physician Awareness of Osteoporosis
Messages linked to increased rates of DXA prescription and osteoporosis medication
Use of Disease-Monitoring Tests Often Extreme in Breast Cancer
More than one-third of women with metastatic breast cancer are extreme users
Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Varies Across Seasons
At one- and two-hour diagnostic levels, prevalence is lower in winter and higher in summer
Pre-Op Gait Speed Indicates Mortality Risk Post Heart Surgery
Each 0.1-m/s decrease associated with an 11 percent relative increase in mortality
Zika May Present With Mucocutaneous Features
Case of 44-year-old man returning from Puerto Rico with confirmatory testing
Too Much Folate in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Autism Risk
Mothers with very high blood levels of folate at delivery twice as likely to have a child with autism
Infection Control Measures Established for Ebola Care
Measures described in first U.S. community hospital to care for patients with Ebola virus disease
Artificial Pancreas Protocol Deemed Feasible for Younger Kids
Artificial pancreas linked to three-fold reduction of time-in-hypoglycemia for 5- to 9-year-olds
Adolescent Fruit Consumption May Impact Breast Cancer Risk
But second report found women who drink more alcohol over time might increase chances of disease
Persistent Asthma in Childhood Tied to COPD Risk As Young Adult
Treatments for children don't appear to offset risk in adulthood