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Treatment of exaggerated scars with dermal autologous micrografts appears effective

Dermal Autologous Micrograft May Be Effective Scar Treatment

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With further validation may be innovative regenerative treatment for scars
Five genes may serve as biomarkers for osteoarthritis progression

Five Genes Tied to Osteoarthritis Progression

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Findings are potential biomarkers of osteoarthritic acetabular labrum
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has updated recommendations on the use of biomarkers to guide decisions on adjuvant systemic therapy for women with early-stage invasive breast cancer. The clinical practice guideline was published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

ASCO Updates Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Tx Guidance

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Five assays show sufficient clinical utility, but don't guide specific regimens
Asthma is associated with increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm and rupture

Active Asthma Ups Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture also increased
Among young women with breast cancer

Rates of BRCA Mutation Testing Increasing in Young Women

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Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, frequency of testing >95 percent in 2013
Mothers' vitamin B12 levels in early pregnancy may impact children's cardiometabolic risk factors at age 5 years

Maternal B12 Levels Impact Children’s Cardiometabolic Health

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Specifically, low folate levels seem tied to BMI, heart rate at age 5 years
Recurrent superficial cellulitis-like erythema is associated with Helicobacter cinaedi bacteremia

Recurrent Erythema Seen With H. cinaedi Bacteremia

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Case report describes 85-year-old man who presented twice with fever and painful erythema
The number of new HIV diagnoses among black women decreased from 2012 to 2014

Decrease in Number of New HIV Diagnoses Among Black Women

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From 2012 to 2014, increase seen in percentage of black females with early linkage to care
A novel Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies has been identified

Novel Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Genospecies ID’d

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Species causes Lyme borreliosis in the United States; identified in six patients since 2012
Sepsis survivors have a substantially increased risk of all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events after discharge

Sepsis Tied to Higher Post-Discharge Mortality Risk

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Higher risk of mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events can persist for five years