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The risk for breast cancer recurrence can be extracted using disease-specific survival data

New Method Estimates Risk for Recurrence in Breast Cancer

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Higher recurrence risk linked to older age, more advanced stage, HR-negative tumors
Treatment with ketoprofen may improve the skin biology in lymphedema

Pilot Studies May Shed Light on How to Treat Lymphedema

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Improvement in histopathology, skin thickness seen with ketoprofen in exploratory studies in humans
The Alzheimer's Association has released appropriate-use criteria for lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid testing in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis

Guidelines Presented for Lumbar Puncture in Alzheimer’s Dx

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Workgroup ID'd six indications as appropriate for lumbar puncture, cerebrospinal fluid testing
A therapeutic lifestyle change intervention plus motivational interviewing sessions delivered in churches can reduce systolic blood pressure among blacks compared with health education alone

Therapeutic Lifestyle Intervention in Church Helpful for BP Control

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Intervention plus motivational interviewing better than health education alone for black adults
Mortality rates for infants and youths generally declined in the United States from 1999 to 2015

Mortality Among Young People Declined From 1999 to 2015

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Drops seen in SIDS, unintentional injury death, homicides
A clinical trial assessing the use of stem cells to treat heart failure patients has been paused by the U.S. National Heart

Cardiac Stem Cell Trial Halted Due to Concerns About Fake Data

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CONCERT-HF trial on hold while data and safety monitoring board conducts review
From May 20 to Oct. 13

Low Levels of Flu Reported in U.S. From May to October

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Seasonal influenza activity was also found to be low in the Southern Hemisphere

The American College of Rheumatology, Oct. 19-24

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The 82nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was...
After the passage of Senate Bill 227 in California

Health Officers Express Concerns About Vaccine Exemptions

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With new California law eliminating nonmedical exemptions, rise in medical exemptions reported
Among top-ranked U.S. hospitals

Many Hospitals Noncompliant With Record Request Regulations

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Researchers also find discordance in info provided to patients about medical records release processes