DEA Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs on Oct. 28
Only pills or patches will be accepted, not liquids, needles, or sharps; service is free and anonymous
Psychosocial Intervention May Boost Hospitalization Satisfaction
Brief intervention involves physicians empathizing with patients during a daily check-in
Smoking Alters Genetic Relationship with Parkinson’s
Smoking, HLA-DRB1 may be involved in common pathways, possibly neuroinflammation
Sudden Death Most Common CV Death in T2DM/ASCVD
27 percent of CV deaths in diabetes patients with atherosclerotic CVD are categorized as sudden death
Design Thinking Enables Med Students to Solve Challenges
Partnership with design students focuses on innovative solutions to health system issues
Clinician Job Satisfaction Linked to Improved Burnout Scores
Reduced intention to leave practice for clinicians who report increased job satisfaction during follow-up
H7N9 Avian Influenza May Be Capable of Pandemic
Virus spread via respiratory droplets in animal study; neuraminidase inhibitors showed limited efficacy
In Norway, Risk of SCC After Organ Transplant Has Fallen
Standardized incidence ratio peaked in patients who underwent transplantation in 1983-1987 period
Key Stakeholders Discuss How to Make EHRs More Usable
Stakeholders, physicians discuss EHR usability and optimization, rules for releasing test results
MRI Findings Prognostic for Long-Term Recovery in Cardiac Arrest
Cerebral functional network connectivity shows potential in anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
