Modest Increase in Patient Visits Could Offset Costs of Scribes
Model shows adding two new or three return patient visits per day profitable for all specialties
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure May Raise Risk for Psychopathology
Findings seen in middle childhood, especially for maternal cannabis use after knowledge of pregnancy
ACS: Virtual Postoperative Care More Efficient With High Satisfaction
Time spent with provider similar to in-person, but total clinic time shorter with virtual visit
No Evidence Found of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Newborns of mothers with severe/critical COVID-19 born early, at risk for needing phototherapy
Apathy in Older Adults May Signal Risk for Developing Dementia
Risk for developing probable dementia increased in association with severe versus low apathy
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Longer Life Expectancy in Obesity
Adjusted median life expectancy three years longer with bariatric surgery than with usual obesity care
Polypharmacy Common in Seniors With Heart Failure
With increasing number of medications, more rapid increase seen in number of noncardiovascular meds
E-Cigarette Use Not Tied to Wheezing in Teens
Findings similar for e-cigarette use in the past year, 30 days, or seven days
Removal Plus Transplant Surgery Feasible in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Simultaneous bilateral laparoscopic nephrectomy can be done at the time of living donor kidney transplant
Cannabinoid Use Tied to Adverse Outcomes With COPD
In older adults with COPD, cannabinoid use tied to all-cause mortality, hospitalizations