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Gestational weight gain in excess of guidelines from the Institute of Medicine is associated with increased risk of severe maternal morbidity

Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Tied to Maternal Morbidity

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Risk up but small absolute rate increases with weight gain of 1 to 19, 20 or more lbs above IOM guide
Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy for recurrent oligometastatic cancer is a feasible and tolerable treatment option

Stereotactic Radiation Feasible for Oligometastatic Cancer

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SABR associated with low toxicity and good survival while maintaining quality of life
Despite claims to the contrary

FDA: Thermography No Substitute for Mammograms

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Agency is taking action to stop false advertising about thermography
Exclusive breastfeeding is not associated with the odds of general eczema diagnosis

AAAAI: Exclusive Breastfeeding Not Linked to Eczema Risk

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Exclusive breastfeeding for three months or longer tied to lower odds of continued eczema at 6 years
Single-application fecal immunochemical tests have moderate-to-high sensitivity and specificity for colorectal cancer

Single-Application FIT Moderately Sensitive, Specific for CRC

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Performance characteristics vary depending on the threshold for a positive result
Prognostic bleeding risk models that can estimate the absolute bleeding harms of aspirin have been developed for individuals in whom aspirin is being considered for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Prognostic Bleeding Risk Models Developed for Aspirin Use

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Models developed for individuals in whom aspirin is being considered for primary prevention of CVD
Transphobia -- not formal or informal education -- predicts provider knowledge of transgender health care

Knowledge of Transgender Health Care Not Linked to Education

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Transphobia among providers associated with knowledge of transgender, gender-diverse health care
Kratom

Serious Medical Outcomes Reported With Kratom Exposure

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More than half of first-ranked exposures result in serious medical outcome
Genetic variations have been identified in the ERG gene that are associated with an increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Hispanic children

Genetic Variant Tied to Leukemia Risk in Hispanic Children

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Novel susceptibility locus identified in the ERG gene for acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Mothers with a history of having a child taken into care by child protection services have an increased risk for inadequate prenatal care in a future pregnancy

Prenatal Care Inadequate for Moms With Child Taken Into Care

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Moms whose first child is placed in care have higher rates of inadequate prenatal care in next pregnancy