Football Career Length, Position Affect White Matter Structure
Career duration, playing position may modify the effects of concussion history in ex-football players
Bone Strength + Bone Mineral Density Screening Cost-Effective
Model shows this combo starting at age 55 in postmenopausal women prevents fractures
Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior
Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
Vitamin D Supplements Improve Markers of Bone Turnover in CKD
Cholecalciferol can also correct vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic kidney disease
Most Patients Satisfied With Relationship With Physician
But majority of patients, physicians think doctors don't have time to provide highest standard of care
September 2017 Briefing – Orthopedics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Orthopedics for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
High Dietary Fiber Protects Against Femoral Neck Bone Loss
Higher dietary total fiber and fruit fiber is protective in men, but not in women
ASA: Opioid-Free Anesthesia Feasible for Surgical Procedures
Only 36 percent of patients request oral opioid meds in PACU despite receiving opioid-free anesthesia
DEA Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs on Oct. 28
Only pills or patches will be accepted, not liquids, needles, or sharps; service is free and anonymous
ASA: Fewer Opioids Being Used for Post-Op Pain After TKA, THA
Increase in proportion of patients receiving one, two, more than two analgesic modes
