Many Patients Receive Guideline-Nonconcordant Care for Low Back Pain
One-third of patients received opioids, more than half of whom had not received prescription NSAIDs, PT
Conservative Tx for Spontaneous Pneumothorax Seems Noninferior
Modest but statistically fragile evidence suggests noninferiority to prompt interventional management
Nitrite Consumption May Up Risk for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Nitrite intake linked to carcinogenicity leading to NHL, development of diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Comorbidities Tied to Higher Rates of All-Cause Admissions in MS Patients
But comorbidities not associated with increased hospitalizations related to multiple sclerosis
Social Support Linked to Mortality in Older Women With CRC
Low and moderate perceived social support linked to higher mortality in postmenopausal women with CRC
U.S. Spends More on Health Care, but Has Worse Life Expectancy
Compared with 10 other wealthy nations, U.S. has lower life expectancy, higher suicide rates
Benefits of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy May Be Lasting
Reductions in anxiety, depression in cancer-related psychiatric distress sustained at 3.2 and 4.5 years
Familial Psoriasis May Not Be Tied to Obesity
Patients with familial psoriasis were younger, had a lower BMI at diagnosis versus nonfamilial psoriasis
Disability, Quality of Life, Mood May Affect Sleep in IBD Patients
No associations seen between sleep quality and active or inactive IBD state, ongoing treatment
Outcomes Positive With National Kidney Paired Donation Program
Graft failure, mortality no different for National Kidney Registry, control living donor transplant recipients