AACR Releases 2017 Cancer Progress Report
Twenty-five percent decrease in age-adjusted U.S. cancer death rate from 1991 to 2014
Cardiac Disease Events Up in Metabolically Healthy Obese
Increased risks of coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, heart failure
Sedentary Time Volume, Accrual Linked to All-Cause Mortality
Greatest risk of death for participants classified as high for sedentary time volume and bout duration
Most Opioid Use Concentrated in Top 10 Percent of Users
Top 10 percent of users accounted for 76 percent of the total annual morphine equivalents
2017 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes Released
Recommendations for T1D focus on monitoring, pharmacologic approaches to glycemic management
Being Heard Key for Women After Gender-Based Violence
Women felt secure when treated with respect and genuine interest by health care professionals
Hormone Therapy in Menopause Not Tied to Increased Mortality
Findings based on long-term follow up of both all-cause, cause-specific deaths
Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?
One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help
Risk of Prematurity, SGA Up for Women on Antiepileptic Drugs
Increased risk for women on AEDs for epilepsy or other indications; risk varies with drug used
Lidocaine Nerve Block Reduces Pain During IUD Insertion
Pain score lower among patients who receive lidocaine than those who receive placebo
