Pros and Cons of Annual Physical Discussed
Pros include fostering of therapeutic relationship; cons include lack of evidence for benefits
Safety-Net Hospitals Have Higher Costs, Worse Outcomes
Found to have higher mortality, readmission, surgical costs after controlling for patient factors
Lower-Income Cancer Patients Less Likely to Participate in Trials
Trial participation decreases with decreasing annual household income
Coadministering Tdap, Flu Vaccines Safe in Pregnancy
No difference in adverse events, birth outcomes with concomitant versus sequential vaccination
Epidural-Related Complications Down for C-Sections
Certain complications down 25 percent over decade
Hysteroscopic Sterilization Tied to Higher Reoperation Risk
But similar risk of unintended pregnancy with hysteroscopic, laparoscopic methods
Cancer Survivors Often Have Poor Dietary Quality
Worse intake patterns than matched individuals from general population for empty calories, fiber
Advanced-Stage Breast CA More Likely in Certain Racial Groups
African-American, white Hispanic women more likely to receive non-guideline-concordant treatment
Racial Disparity Seen in Childbirth-Related Readmission
Blacks, Hispanics have higher readmission rates after both vaginal birth, C-section
Maternal Glucose Levels Linked to Two CHD Phenotypes
Correlations with odds of tetralogy of Fallot but not dextrotransposition of the great arteries
