Clinical Score Predicts Poor Pain Control After Spine Surgery
Prediction model based on seven variables, including younger age, preoperative daily opioid use
Pediatric Ophthalmologists Hit Hard Financially by COVID-19
Many practices closing, declaring bankruptcy, limiting Medicaid patients in response
Curcuma longa Extract Improves Knee Pain in Osteoarthritis
CL improved pain but did not change effusion-synovitis volume or cartilage composition
Handgrip Strength May Help Predict Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Handgrip measures + conventional risk factors improve risk assessment, especially in women
Antipsychotic Rx Still Common With Intellectual Disabilities
Also, sharp increase seen in antidepressant prescriptions in 2014 versus 2004
Darolutamide Boosts Survival in Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer
Risk for death significantly lower versus placebo in nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer
Intensive Therapy for HTN Tied to Drop in Orthostatic Hypotension
Meta-analysis of trials shows risk for OH reduced with intensive blood pressure treatment for hypertension
Among Hospital Patients, Children Less Likely to Carry SARS-CoV-2
Among those without COVID-19 symptoms, children less likely than adults to test positive for SARS-CoV-2
Baricitinib May Shorten Recovery Time in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Adding anti-inflammatory drug to remdesivir seems to shorten time to hospital discharge
Effectiveness of Inhaled COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Studied
Trial will test responses of 30 adults when they inhale vaccine droplets in their mouths
