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Forty-four percent of U.S. adults are worried about having their personal health care information stolen

Health Information Theft a Pressing Concern for U.S. Patients

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44 percent of U.S. adults are worried about having their personal health care information stolen
The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears has steadily increased among 6- to 18-year-olds in the United States

Pediatric ACL Injuries Continue to Rise, Especially Among Girls

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Annual increase in the incidence of ACL tears of 2.3 percent over 20 years
An internet-delivered physical therapist-prescribed home exercise and pain-coping skills training intervention is beneficial for individuals with chronic knee pain

Internet-Delivered Exercise, Pain-Coping Skills Alleviate Knee Pain

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Clinically meaningful improvements in pain, function with home exercise and pain-coping skills training
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a rule in relation to new reforms intended to stabilize individual and small group health insurance markets for 2018.

CMS Rule Set to Stabilize Small Health Insurance Markets

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Rule includes special enrollment period pre-enrollment verification, flexibility in level of cover
Testosterone treatment can boost bone density and reduce anemia in older men with low levels of the hormone

Trials Highlight Benefits, Risks of Testosterone Treatment

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While trials show it boosts bone density and lowers anemia risk, heart risks also seen
High blood levels of active vitamin D may increase muscle strength

Increased Active Vitamin D May Help Optimize Muscle Strength

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Findings for serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25[OH]2D3)
Insurance status is associated with adverse patient safety indicators among patients undergoing inpatient lumbar fusion

Insurance Status Linked to Patient Safety in Lumbar Fusion

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Medicaid, self-pay patients more likely to experience patient safety indicators
Early use of physical therapy for new low back pain in older adults is not associated with less subsequent back pain-specific health care utilization

Early PT Not Tied to Lower Health Care Use Later On

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Findings among older adults presenting with a new episode of low back pain
Repetitive head injuries may not cause movement disorders for former National Football League players

AAN: Repeat Head Injuries Do Not Affect Motor Skills in NFL Players

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Study aimed to see if former pro football players faced the same fate as many professional boxers
For patients undergoing single-level elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Higher ASA Class Not Tied to 30-Day Morbidity in Spinal Surgery

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No higher 30-day morbidity with ASA >II in single-level elective anterior cervical discectomy, fusion