Clinician Denial of Patient Requests Impacts Satisfaction
Worse satisfaction in association with denial of request for referral, pain meds, other meds, lab tests
Coffee Consumption Appears to Provide More Benefit Than Harm
Largest relative reduction in health outcomes seen with intake of three to four cups/day versus none
History of Prior Cancer Common in Newly Diagnosed Patients
More than 18 percent of new cancer cases had a prior cancer, usually at a different site
New Workflows Have Potential to Address Provider Burnout
Change fatigue is the leading cause of care team burnout, yet new solutions needed
Essay Adds to Discourse on Impact of Suggestive Jokes
Authors say commonplace suggestive jokes normalize, dismiss sexual misconduct experiences
Abdominal Obesity Linked to All-Cause Mortality in HFpEF
Increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, non-cardiovascular mortality in patients with HFpEF
Researchers ID Microbiome Genes Tied to Asthma
Upper airway microbiota differs in children with asthma, asthma remission, and no asthma
Female Physicians’ Spouses More Likely to Work
May explain need for female physicians to make more personal and professional adjustments
NTproBNP Levels Are Significantly Lower in Blacks
Higher NTproBNP levels linked to increased risk of death; this association did not differ by race
Higher β-Blocker Dose Linked to Lower Mortality Risk
Effect is larger in chronic heart failure patients with diabetes than CHF patients without diabetes
