Regular Cannabis Use May Cause Adverse Cardiac Changes
Changes in left ventricular size, subclinical dysfunction reported for regular cannabis use versus rare/no use
Marginal Increase in PCP Access After ACA Medicaid Expansion
No change in emergency department utilization during 2014 to 2016 after expansion of Medicaid
Psychological Safety at Work Tied to Hospital Infection Prevention
Work culture of high psychological safety reported in about 38 percent of acute care hospitals
Many Hospitals Fail to Provide Instructions for Patient Portals
Authors say hospitals need to provide patients with more information and clarify expectations for use
News of Vaping-Related Injury Getting Vapers’ Attention
But many young people who vape still underestimate the risks posed by e-cigarette products
Mortality Due to Fire, Heat, Hot Substances Declined Globally
Decline in mortality from 1990 to 2017; regional variation observed in age-standardized incidence
Most Children Do Not Have Positive Results to Antibiotic Challenge
Positive results for only 18 percent of challenge tests to non-β-lactam antibiotics
Survival Up for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 1995 to 2017
Improvement in median overall survival from 5.8 years in 1995 to 2011 to not reached in 2009 to 2017
Diabetes Prevalence Varies by Race, Ethnicity
Adjusted rates lower for non-Hispanic white versus Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic Asian groups
Polygenic Risk Score More Strongly Linked to Early-Onset CRC
Strongest association seen for participants without a first-degree family history of colorectal cancer
