Most Pediatric In-Flight Medical Events Handled by Crew
Overall, 16.5 percent require additional care on landing; 0.5 percent lead to aircraft diversion
Bariatric Surgery Up in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
Complication rates similar for patients with, without ESKD undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Female Oncologists Attend Fewer Conferences Than Men
Whether meeting conflicted with child care responsibilities was important factor for women
Taking Prescription Opioids Could Limit Primary Care Access
40 percent of primary care clinics won't take new patients using opioid painkillers, regardless of insurance type
First U.S. Trial Using CRISPR Within the Body Set to Begin
Researchers will attempt to give patients with Leber congenital amaurosis a healthy version of the gene they lack
Higher Fasting Plasma Glucose May Up Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Continuous increase in risk of pancreatic cancer with elevating fasting glucose, even within normal range
BPA Substitute Chemicals Linked to Obesity in Children
Urinary BPS concentrations tied to increased prevalence of general, abdominal obesity
No Indication of ‘July Effect’ in Context of Cardiac Surgery
No variation in in-hospital mortality by procedure month, academic year quartile for cardiac procedures
Increase in Rates of Medical Imaging in Pregnancy in U.S., Canada
Increases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, in CT rates, MRI rates, radiography rates
Review Examines Methods for Diagnosis of Elevated ICP in Critically Ill
Physical examination features not sensitive enough for diagnosis of elevated ICP in critically ill patients
