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Many U.S. medical students use electronic health records to track the progress of their former patients and confirm the accuracy of their diagnoses

Medical Students Often Track Progress of Former Patients

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The practice is common and raises privacy issues, but overall is beneficial, researchers say
The American Red Cross says it has an urgent need for blood donations

American Red Cross Says Blood Donations Needed Urgently

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There's currently less than a five-day supply, group says
Among veterans

Meds Up Hospitalization for Dehydration, Heat-Linked Illness

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Commonly used meds linked to increased risk of hospitalization for dehydration, heat-related illness
Gut microbiome diversity is significantly lower in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Gut Microbiome Diversity Lower in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

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Tighter clustering of controls versus wider clustering of cases in UniFrac principal coordinate analysis
Converting a single weekly meeting to a walking meeting can help raise work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers

‘Walking Meetings’ Feasible Strategy for Employee Wellness

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Walking meetings increase on-the-job activity levels for white-collar workers
U.S. health officials on Monday updated their Zika virus guidelines

CDC Updates Guidelines on Sexual Transmission of Zika

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Any sex partner, male or female, has potential to pass the virus on, agency says
A vaccine to help protect against chlamydia is proving to be effective

Widely Protective Vaccine Against Chlamydia Appears Promising

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Bacteria's ability to spread within cells was halted, researcher says
Surgeons who are less likely to discuss the preventability of an adverse event are more likely to be negatively affected by disclosure of these events

Disclosure of Adverse Events May Impact Surgeon Well-Being

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Those who report difficulty discussing experiences more likely to be negatively affected by disclosure
While overall U.S. medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013

Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy

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But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
Varicocele embolization has a high rate of technical success

Success Rate High for Varicocele Embolization

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Groin, neck approaches same in terms of radiation dose/screening time, success, complications