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Men receiving 5α-reductase inhibitors have an increased risk for new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus

Risk for T2DM Increased With Use of 5α-Reductase Inhibitors

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Increased risk seen among men using dutasteride, finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Almost 20 percent of refugee children have elevated blood lead levels

Elevated Blood Lead Levels Prevalent Among Refugee Children

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Correlations seen for EBLL with younger age, male sex, and overseas examination country
Despite a potential increased risk for stroke in patients with diabetes

Acetaminophen Safe as First-Line Analgesic for Most Older Adults

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But there may be a higher stroke risk in elderly patients with diabetes taking the drug
There is a small association between conception by in vitro fertilization and childhood cancer

Conception by IVF May Increase Risk for Rare Childhood Cancer

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Rate of hepatic tumors higher among children conceived via IVF
In patients treated within an advanced recovery pathway

Short Hospital Stays After Lung Surgery Do Not Up Readmissions

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Findings based on one- to two-day length of stay versus three to five days after anatomic lung resection
Increased educational debt appears to directly influence physician practice choice

Loan Forgiveness, Educational Debt May Affect Practice Patterns

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Graduates with loan forgiveness/repayment program more likely to enter primary care fields
Slow-release implantable naltrexone is associated with better outcomes than the oral drug for HIV-positive patients with an opioid addiction

Naltrexone Implant Helps HIV Patients Prevent Opioid Relapse

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Compared with oral naltrexone, implant also improved HIV outcomes among those with opioid dependence
Fifty-three medical professionals

Sixty People Charged in Massive Opioid Painkiller Investigation

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Individuals linked to about 350,000 prescriptions and 32 million pills
The number of cervical precancers in the United States declined from 2008 to 2016

CDC: Recent Decline Seen in High-Grade Cervical Lesions

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Vast majority of cervical precancer cases attributable to HPV types targeted by 9-valent HPV vaccine
Intervention uptake was insufficient to allow evaluation of its impact in a pragmatic trial designed to assess the effect of longer hemodialysis duration on death and other outcomes; the findings from the Time to Reduce Mortality in ESRD trial were published online April 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Trial Results Unclear for Benefit of Longer Hemodialysis Sessions

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Intervention uptake not sufficient to assess impact of longer hemodialysis sessions on patient outcomes