Green Space in Childhood Tied to Better Mental Health Later
Authors say findings show importance of integrating natural environments into urban planning
Sustained Smoking Cessation May Delay, Prevent Seropositive RA
While risk increases with pack-years smoked, it decreases with longer duration of smoking cessation
Stewardship Programs Decrease Inpatient Fluoroquinolone Rx
Interventions tied to less prescribing in hospital but did not impact fluoroquinolone discharge treatment
Tumor Control Durable With Pembrolizumab in Merkel Cell Cancer
28 of 50 advanced MCC patients responded; 24-month overall survival rate was 68.7 percent
Rate of Opioid Rx Stable After Pediatric Outpatient Surgery
However, maximum available take-home dose steadily declined from 2013 to 2017
Kidney Disease Affects Revascularization Outcomes
Revascularization patients with T2DM and CKD more likely to experience a major adverse event
Sufficient Investment Could Reduce HIV Epidemic by 2030
Meeting 95 percent targets for diagnosis, care retention, viral suppression could help curb epidemic
Contributors to Delay of Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ID’d
First symptoms, MS type contribute to delay; depression linked to delay in evaluation-to-diagnosis time
Overlapping Surgery Appears Safe for Common Procedures
No significant difference seen in in-hospital mortality, complication rates, but surgery length increased
Converting Naloxone to OTC Expected to Increase Sales
Demand for naloxone is inelastic, with 1 percent increase in price resulting in 0.27 percent drop in sales
