CDC: Pregnancy-Related Deaths Occur Before, During, Postpartum
60 percent of pregnancy-related deaths determined to be preventable, with multiple contributory factors
Oral Aspirin Does Not Up FIT Test Sensitivity for ID’ing CRC
Sensitivity not significantly increased in aspirin versus placebo group at two cutoffs
Burden of Heart Failure-Related CVD Mortality Higher in Blacks
Burden significantly higher among young and middle-aged black versus white men and women
Radiology Residents Often Miss Child Abuse
Variation in correct call rate from 1 to 81 percent per year during 2014 to 2018
Gentamicin Appropriate Second-Line Therapy to Ceftriaxone for Gonorrhea
Two weeks after treatment, infection cleared for 98, 91 percent treated with ceftriaxone versus gentamicin
Recommendations Issued for Treating Tourette Syndrome
Guidelines based on systematic review, focus on individualized treatment decisions
Arsenic Exposure Linked to Changes in Heart Structure
Arsenic in drinking water linked to LV hypertrophy, especially for prehypertensive, hypertensive
Disability Often Precedes Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis
Functional disability continues even after diagnosis and treatment
Efforts Needed to Ensure Publication of All Trials
67 trials ID'd that were unreported for median of nine years after completion, with 87,883 participants
External Reference Pricing Could Cut Drug Costs in U.S.
Prices averaged 3.2 to 4.1 times higher in U.S.; differential varied from 1.3 to 70.1 for individual drugs
