Limited English Proficiency Tied to Worse Access to Health Care
Adults with limited English proficiency more likely to lack usual source of care, be overdue for receipt of preventive services
Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
Only 29 percent of Americans know that lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer
Greater Abdominal Aortic Calcification Ups Dementia Risk in Older Women
Findings independent of cardiovascular risk factors and APOE genotype
Vitamin D Supplement Does Not Reduce Fracture Risk in Older Adults
Among adults not selected for vitamin D deficiency, low bone mass, or osteoporosis, no effect seen on total, nonvertebral, or hip fracture risk
Negative CT May Prompt Discharge of Patients With Abdominal Seat Belt Sign
Presence of free fluid may serve as the most effective binary classifier for presence of hollow viscus injury
FDA to Take a Hard Look at Its Food, Tobacco Programs
Agency has been under heightened scrutiny since the nationwide infant formula shortage and debate over e-cigarette products
Childhood Trauma Tied to Brain Changes, Cognition in Schizophrenia
Childhood trauma, orbitofrontal cortex H-shaped sulci volume, and cognitive function thought to be related in patients with schizophrenia
Radiation Exposure Greater for Interventional Echocardiographers
During structural heart procedures, exposure greater for interventional echocardiographers than for interventional cardiologists, sonographers
Diagnosis With Late-Stage Cancer More Likely Without Private Insurance
For all stageable cancers combined, uninsured with stage I disease have worse survival than privately insured with stage II disease
COVID-19 Incidence Not Increased With Corticosteroid Injections
Incidence of COVID-19 lower for adults receiving image-guided corticosteroid injections for pain management
