Metabolic Syndrome Common in Young Women With Lupus
Antimalarial protects against metabolic syndrome, countering steroid effects
Panel Develops Criteria for Appropriate Use of PICCs
RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method used to rate scenarios related to PICC use
Empagliflozin Plus Standard Care Beneficial in T2DM
Lower rate of primary composite outcome for type 2 diabetes patients at high cardiovascular risk
Beta-Blockers Don’t Mar Acute Variceal Bleeding Prognosis
NSBB treatment is not a negative prognostic factor for short-term survival of cirrhotic patients
Risk of Colorectal Polyps Tied to Blood Pressure Medications
Risk increases with the number of antihypertensive drugs taken
FDA Orders Tobacco Company to Stop Sales of New Cigarettes
Says products didn't meet requirement that they be substantially the same as existing cigarettes
Women Less Likely to Be Full Professors Than Men
And male grant applicants report significantly higher startup support compared with females
Low HDL-C, High CRP Ups Mortality for Patients With CAD
Findings in patients with coronary artery disease on statin therapy after undergoing first PCI
USPSTF Recommendations for Aspirin Use Vary by Age
Recommended for some patients aged 50 to 59 years; insufficient evidence for those <50, ≥70
Racial Disparities in Analgesia for Children With Appendicitis
Black children less likely to receive pain meds for moderate pain, less likely to receive opioids
