CDC: ~14 Percent of Children Have ADHD, Learning Disability
Likelihood of having ever been diagnosed with ADHD, learning disability highest for non-Hispanic blacks
EHR Use Up in Residential Care Communities 2012 to 2016
Increase seen in computerized support for health information exchange with physicians or pharmacists
Smartphone Use Linked to Increased Meds Required for Headache
Higher proportion of patients using smartphones taking analgesics, getting less relief with medication
Combined Biopsy Method Better for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer diagnosed in 9.9 percent more, upgrading seen in 21.8 percent with MRI-targeted + systematic biopsy
FDA Bans Electrical Shock Devices Used on the Mentally Disabled
Ban takes effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register
Molecularly Matched Therapy Promising in Pancreatic Cancer
Overall survival significantly longer for patients with actionable molecular alterations receiving matched tx
T2DM Remission Rates Higher With RYGB Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy
T2DM remission rate higher, weight loss greater, relapse rate lower for RYGB versus sleeve gastrectomy
Late Mortality Down for Young Adult, Adolescent Cancer Survivors
Five-year mortality from all causes overall decreased, but improvement was limited for some cancer types
Racial/Ethnic Insurance Coverage Disparity Down Since ACA
From 2013 to 2017, drop seen in unadjusted, adjusted black-white gap, Hispanic-white gap in uninsurance
Multisensor Data Can Assess MS-Related Limb Dysfunction
Extracted features from three sensors correlate with physician-rated, patient-reported disability status
