Treatment at Infusion Center Beneficial in Sickle Cell Disease
Outcomes significantly better for treatment of vaso-occlusive crises at infusion center versus emergency department
Mortality Rates for Those Entering HIV Care Reduced Over Time
Difference in five-year mortality decreased between those entering HIV care and matched population during 1999 to 2017
Impact of Age Examined for Ticagrelor Monotherapy After PCI
Ticagrelor monotherapy reduces bleeding without increasing ischemic events among patients undergoing PCI
Cognitive, Functional Decline Detected Prior to Stroke
Patients with stroke have steeper declines in the 10 years before stroke compared with stroke-free controls
Behavioral, Biological Links Studied in Eating Disorders
Functional brain imaging used to assess brain reward response and ventral striatal-hypothalamic circuitry in young women with eating disorders
AI Can Estimate Age Reduction Effect of Face-Lift Surgery
Algorithms can reliably estimate reductions in apparent age after face-lift surgery; reduction correlates with patient satisfaction
Glycemic Control Has Not Been Impacted by Pandemic
Despite drop in diabetes-related outpatient visits and testing, no negative association found with glycemic control
Catheter Ablation Improves A-Fib Outcomes in Racial/Ethnic Minorities
In contrast, much higher event rate seen for racial and ethnic minorities randomly assigned to drug therapy in CABANA trial
Oral Contraceptives Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk in BRCA Carriers
Findings seen in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers; reduction greater with longer duration of use in BRCA1 carriers
CDC: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Precooked Chicken
Three people have been hospitalized; one death has been reported in Texas
