Starting Colorectal Cancer Screening at Age 45 Years Is Cost-Effective
But increasing participation for unscreened older adults would yield greater benefits at lower costs
Three Interventions Involved in Decrease in Combat Mortality
Increased use of tourniquets, blood transfusions, rapid prehospital transport time key to mortality reduction
Shorter Reproductive Span May Up Risk for Dementia in Women
Dementia risk increased for menarche age ≥16 versus 13.0 years, natural menopause at <47.4 years
High Rates of Visual Problems Seen in Stroke Survivors
Three-quarters have visual problems, including impaired central vision, eye movement abnormalities
Recommendations Presented on Genetic Testing in Psychiatry
Guidelines emphasize that common genetic variants are not sufficient to cause psychiatric disorders
Simple Rapid Urine Test Can Help Diagnose Preeclampsia
Test outperforms other proposed diagnostic markers, with 86.7 percent accuracy
Cimzia Injection Approved for New Inflammatory Arthritis Indication
FDA grants approval for first treatment for nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis
California Man Awarded $80 Million in Roundup Lawsuit
Jury previously found Roundup was a significant factor in plaintiff's non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Lifetime HTN Risk High for Black Men and Women, White Men
Lifetime risks are higher under AHA/ACC 2017 HTN threshold than JNC7 threshold for hypertension
Endocrine Society, March 23-26
The Endocrine Society 101st Annual Meeting and Expo The annual meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO 2019) was held from March 23 to...
