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New interns' intense and changing schedules take a toll on sleep

Interns’ Schedule Takes Toll on Sleep, Physical Activity, Mood

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Findings based on eight-month evaluation of new interns using Fitbit activity trackers
A composite implant

Composite Subretinal Implants May Lessen Vision Loss From AMD

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Improved vision with implant seen in some with non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration
The Affordable Care Act's Marketplaces covered a disproportionate share of non-elderly adults with high health care risks in the 2014 to 2015 time period

ACA Marketplaces Expand Coverage for Chronically Ill

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Enrollees have more chronic conditions, health care use versus other privately insured individuals
Online physician reviews do not reflect patient satisfaction surveys

Online Doc Reviews Don’t Reflect Patient Satisfaction Surveys

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No difference in Press Ganey PSS for physicians with versus those without negative online reviews
There is considerable variation in the quality of free-text patient directions in electronic prescriptions

Variations Identified in Free-Text Directions in E-Prescriptions

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However, more than half of all prescriber's patient directions could be categorized into 25 concepts

March 2018 Briefing – Ophthalmology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for March 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
For children with retinitis pigmentosa

Vitamin A Appears Helpful in Pediatric Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Supplementation associated with slower loss of cone electroretinogram amplitude
A Zika vaccine could substantially prevent future outbreaks through a combination of direct protection and indirect transmission reduction

Zika Vaccine Could Essentially Eliminate Prenatal Infection

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Model shows vaccine is effective through a combo of direct protection, indirect transmission reduction
There is a higher risk for early age-related macular degeneration in individuals with high plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels

Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration Linked to High HDL

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Incidence of early AMD 79.9 per 1,000 person-years in France
A previously unrecognized interstitium has been identified in human tissues

Novel Interstitium Has Been Identified in Human Tissues

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Structure demonstrated to be part of the submucosa, supported by network of thick collagen bundles