Guidelines Developed for Pain Management in Cancer Survivors
Recurrent disease, second malignancy, late-onset tx effects should be assessed in patients with new pain
Medical Students Often Track Progress of Former Patients
The practice is common and raises privacy issues, but overall is beneficial, researchers say
Induced Labor Not Associated With Autism Risk
Previously observed link could be due to maternal characteristics or socioeconomic, genetic factors
Risk of Contracting Zika at Rio Olympics Small
Out of as many as 500,000 travelers, at most 37 are likely to contract Zika and return home contagious
Even Low Levels of Exercise Can Lower CHD Risk in Young Women
Those active about 2.5 hours a week had 25 percent lower disease risk than those who weren't
Ob-Gyns Should Counsel Patients on Immediate Postpartum LARC
Contraceptive implants and IUDs are safe, effective birth control options for most females
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking to Recommend Skin Cancer Screens
New report doesn't change Task Force's prior statement on skin cancer screening issued in 2009
Meds Up Hospitalization for Dehydration, Heat-Linked Illness
Commonly used meds linked to increased risk of hospitalization for dehydration, heat-related illness
Gut Microbiome Diversity Lower in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Tighter clustering of controls versus wider clustering of cases in UniFrac principal coordinate analysis
Total Drug Expenditures Projected to Increase in 2016
In nonfederal hospitals, growth in spending mainly due to increased prices for existing drugs