New Risk Factors Identified for Varicose Vein Disease
Mendelian randomization analysis provides evidence that increased height causally tied to varicose veins
Interpreter Services Critical for Emergency Care
Authors recommend professional interpreter when practical if patient has limited English proficiency
Actigraphy May Overestimate Sleep in ICU Setting
Wide ranges of sleep quality and quantity with use of actigraphy among critically ill patients in ICU
Mortality for Unintentional Drug Poisonings Up Since 1979
Trajectory of overall mortality rate smooth; no exponential trajectories in rates for individual drugs
Most Breast Cancer Diagnoses Given Over the Phone
This represents a reversal, with in-person diagnoses more common before 2006
Patients Report Poorer Dialysis Service in Certain Settings
For-profit, free-standing facilities, large-chain facilities tied to lower patient scores
Brain Iron on MRI Linked to Disability in Multiple Sclerosis
Lower thalamic susceptibility, higher susceptibility of the globus pallidus linked to clinical disability
MRI Indicates Sacroiliitis in Some Healthy Individuals
Considerable proportion of healthy individuals without back pain have MRI positive for sacroiliitis
Multiple Pathways Explain Age-Linked Increase in Dementia Risk
When considered collectively, four pathways fully account for all age-related variance in dementia risk
Prenatal, Postnatal Homelessness Tied to Poor Health in Children
Those who were homeless prenatally and postnatally at highest risk for hospitalizations
