Surveillance Frequency Doesn’t Cut Mortality in Colorectal Cancer
And, intensity of imaging surveillance not linked to time to detection of colorectal cancer recurrence
Procalcitonin Assay Doesn’t Cut Antibiotic Use in Lower RTI
Provision of assay doesn't result in less antibiotic use for suspected lower respiratory tract infection
Preventing Child Maltreatment Not Yet Feasible in Primary Care
USPSTF says evidence inadequate for primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment
Increase in Pediatric ADHD Meds Exposures from 2000 to 2011
Intentional meds exposure most often reported among teens, accounting for half of teen exposure
Post-Surgical Readmissions Higher Among Homeless Veterans
Findings based upon large study of homeless and housed Veteran surgical patients
CDC: No Change in Level of Uninsured in U.S. in 2017
Five percent of children uninsured in 2017, 41.3 and 55.0 percent had public and private coverage
Age-Related Racial Disparity Examined in Childhood Suicide
Significantly higher incidence of suicide for black children aged 5 to 12; lower rate for black teens
Moral Distress for Docs Providing Emergency-Only Hemodialysis
Docs describe burnout and emotional exhaustion; moral distress at seeing suffering and injustice
2003 to 2014 Saw Rise in Diabetic Ketoacidosis Admissions
Decrease in length of stay and mortality, but increase in mean hospital charges during study period
IBD Associated With Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Association seen in patients with ulcerative colitis but not those with Crohn's disease
