Tramadol Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk in Adults Aged ≥50
Risk for hip fracture over one year higher for those initiating tramadol compared with codeine, common NSAIDs
Economic Burden of Kidney Transplant Graft Failure Quantified
For average patient, graft failure will impose medical costs of $78,079 and loss of 1.66 QALYs
Lung Cancer Incidence Rates Up for Young Women Versus Men
Significant increases seen in female-to-male incidence rate ratios in six countries
Industry Ties May Bias Indoor Tanning Studies
Studies with financial links to indoor tanning industry significantly more likely to favor indoor tanning
Some Lifestyle Changes Suffer With Start of Meds to Cut CV Risk
Likelihood of becoming obese, physically inactive increased for initiators of antihypertensives, statins
Negotiated Prices, Formulary Could Cut Medicare Rx Spending
Findings based on analysis of 31 different insulin products using 2017 VA formulary and prices
New Study Finds an Egg a Day Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Risk
No increase in CVD, mortality risk seen for moderate egg intake with or without history of CVD, diabetes
Soldiers With Traumatic Brain Injury at Risk for Mental Illness
Moderate or severe traumatic brain injury in combat tied to higher risk for range of mental health disorders
H. pylori Eradication Cuts Gastric Cancer Risk in Those With Family History
Gastric cancer risk reduced among those with H. pylori infection plus first-degree relatives with gastric cancer
Patient Decision Aid Informs Patients on Lung Cancer Screening
Tobacco quit lines are an effective way to disseminate patient decision aids
