Meta-Analysis: Smoking Linked to Increased Fracture Risk for Men
Increased risk seen using frequentist approach and Bayesian approach; significant association also seen in subgroup analyses
Youth Trampoline Injuries More Severe at Sports Center Than at Home
Likelihood of musculoskeletal and/or orthopedic injuries, lower extremity injuries, sprains, and need for surgery greater at trampoline centers
Early Identification Cuts Costs for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Among treated patients, costs were lower for those identified by newborn screening versus presentation of symptoms
Spinal Anesthesia Tied to More Severe Pain After Hip Fracture Surgery
Greater worst pain in first 24 hours and more prescription analgesic use at 60 days reported with spinal versus general anesthesia
Hospital Interns Spend Only 13.4 Percent of Time in Patient Rooms
Real-time locating systems may be used to improve the training experience, authors say
Half of Hospitals Have Implemented No Price Transparency
Only 5.7 percent of hospitals meet both requirements -- a machine-readable file for required price types and an accessible display for at least 300 shoppable items
New Drug Launch Prices Increasing Exponentially Each Year
Findings among newly marketed brand-name prescription drugs launched in 2008 to 2021
Walking for Exercise Beneficial for Knee Osteoarthritis in Over 50s
Those who walked for exercise had reduced likelihood of new frequent knee pain and medial joint space narrowing
Actions Against Physician Licenses Due to Substance Use Down
However, despite declines from 2004 to 2020, substance use-related actions remain much higher than actions for physical, psychological impairment
Adverse Event Rate After THA Similar for Female, Male Surgeons
No association seen between sex of surgeon and adverse event rate for patients following primary total hip arthroplasty
