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PCPs Have Important Role to Play in Senior Visual Health
Role includes providing referrals, promoting behavioral modifications and low-vision rehab
Subclinical Hypothyroidism May Not Up VTE Recurrence Risk
Also, subclinical hyperthyroidism may be associated with lower risk of recurrent VTE in the elderly
Knee Instability Increases Risk of Falls in Older Adults
Those who experience knee buckling are at increased risk of recurrent falls
Patients More Satisfied With Care From Hospitalists
More satisfied in setting of nonteaching hospitalist service versus general medicine teaching service
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion ID’d After Phendimetrazine Use
Case describes CRVO in patient two days after taking phendimetrazine for weight loss
Childhood ADHD Linked to Increased Obesity in Females
Increased risk of obesity seen during childhood and young adulthood for female, but not males
Influenza Infection Tied to Increased Risk of A-Fib
Increased risk of atrial fibrillation can be reduced with influenza vaccination
CDC: Fewer Blacks Consistently Retained in HIV Care
Fewer blacks retained in care compared with other racial/ethnic groups, regardless of sex, transmission
Vibratory Urticaria Linked to Missense Mutation in ADGRE2
Destabilizes an autoinhibitory subunit interaction, resulting in mast cell sensitization to degranulation
Novel Sunscreen Maximizes Vitamin D Production
Solar D enables increased cutaneous vitamin D formation and maintains sun protection
