Ultra-Processed Food Linked to Increased Overall Cancer Risk
10% increase in proportions of ultra-processed foods tied to >10% higher breast and overall cancer risk
Safety of PERC Tool Validated for Very Low Risk PE Rule Out in ER
Eight-item, pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria safe for use with very low risk patients in ER
Education About Imaging Most Often Given by Ordering Provider
Delivery of pre-examination information to patients suboptimal; about half seek information themselves
Four Best Practices Outlined to Prevent Health Care Cyberattacks
Health care execs should ID potential inefficiencies in cybersecurity, ensure systems backed up
EHRs Not Sufficient to Ensure Success in Value-Based Care
EHRs do not necessarily capture information needed; interoperability is poor, analytics are incomplete
Opioid Use Linked to Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Strongest associations seen for opioids that were long acting, of high potency, and used at high doses
Rooming-In May Up Outcomes in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Reduction in pharmacotherapy use, length of stay for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Prenatal, Early Life Fructose Intake Associated With Asthma
High intake of sugar-sweetened beverages during pregnancy and early childhood linked to asthma
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Doesn’t Cut Mortality for Neonates
Off-label use doesn't reduce in-hospital mortality for very preterm neonates with respiratory distress
Injury Scene Characteristics Linked to Injury Mortality
Increased odds of death for patients injured at locations farthest from level 1 or 2 trauma centers