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Use of a negative pressure wound therapy for severe open fracture of the lower limb is not associated with improved self-rated disability at 12 months

Negative Pressure Wound Tx No Benefit for Lower Limb Open Fx

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No significant difference vs standard wound therapy in patients' Disability Rating Index score at 12 months
The risk of dementia is increased in 50-year-olds with blood pressure ≥130 mm Hg

Higher Blood Pressure at Mid-Life Increases Dementia Risk

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Findings for those with systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg at age 50 years
Dexmedetomidine prevents excessive γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor function after anesthesia

Dexmedetomidine Cuts γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor Function

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Cuts etomidate-induced increase in α5 γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor cell-surface expression
Nearly one-third of patients with primary biliary cholangitis who had had an inadequate response to ursodeoxycholic acid alone achieved a complete biochemical response with the addition of bezafibrate to treatment

Addition of Bezafibrate Beneficial in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

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Complete biochemical response in 31 percent of patients unresponsive to ursodeoxycholic acid alone
For organ transplant recipients

Sun Defenses Up in Transplant Patients After Skin Cancer Study

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Increased odds of using multiple sun protection measures among organ transplant recipients
Exposure to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may be associated with an increase in the risk of autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring

Exposure to Maternal HTN May Up Risk of ASD, ADHD in Child

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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy linked to risk of poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring
Preoperative psychiatric diagnoses are not associated with weight loss outcomes in severely obese adolescents receiving bariatric surgery

Pre-Op Psychiatric Dx Not Tied to Bariatric Sx Outcomes in Teens

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No association between presence, absence, number of diagnoses and post-surgery weight loss outcomes
Job strain is associated with an increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation

Work Stress May Increase Risk of Developing Atrial Fibrillation

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Job strain linked to increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation
Human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancers are increasing among older adults

Older Adults Increasingly Have HPV+ Oropharyngeal Cancers

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Regardless of age, favorable survival conferred by an HPV-positive tumor status
The estimated prevalence of using medications with depression as an adverse effect is 37.2 percent

Meds With Depression As Adverse Side Effect Commonly Used

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Prevalence of depression higher for adults reporting use of multiple meds with depression as side effect