AAP: Nasal Spray Vaccine Against Flu Acceptable in 2019 to 2020
Based on current data, AAP Board of Directors says either injection or nasal spray vaccination OK
E-Cigarettes May Threaten Goal of Achieving Tobacco Endgame
Concern increasing that use of newer tobacco products may catalyze transition to tobacco products, drugs
Intervention Promotes Better Conversations With Cancer Patients
But communication quality-improvement intervention does not improve patient outcomes
Average of 283,000 Children Have Sports-Related TBIs/Year
From 2010 to 2016, average of 283,000 children sought care in EDs for SRR-TBIs
Infertility in Women Linked to Modestly Elevated Cancer Risk
Overall risk higher for developing cancer; increased risks seen for uterine, ovarian, lung, thyroid cancers
New AI Model May Predict Cancerous Lung Nodules
Model relies on CT features, demographics, clinical data, and improves on current methods
One-Month Regimen Noninferior for Preventing HIV-Related TB
One-month rifapentine, isoniazid noninferior to nine months of isoniazid alone
Troponin Assay Confusion May Cause Misdiagnosis of Acute MI
Overall, 5.4 percent of 20,000 patients had high-sensitivity troponin I concentration >40 ng/L
CDC: 2000 to 2017 Saw Increase in Mortality Due to Dementia
Age-adjusted death rate was 66.7 deaths per 100,000 U.S. population in 2017
AAOS: Underweight Status Increases Shoulder Arthroplasty Complications
Physicians, health care systems should pay more attention to this 'extremely at-risk population'
