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For elderly patients treated with vitamin K antagonists for venous thromboembolism

CYP2C9 Variants Linked to Clinical Events in VTE

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Risk of any clinical event, death, non-major bleeding up for seniors treated with vitamin K antagonists
Seasonal flu immunization rates among children appear to have dropped slightly after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against the nasal spray version of the vaccine

Child Flu Vaccination Down When Nasal Spray Unavailable

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Overall child immunization rates fell after CDC advised against the inhaled form, study shows
America's roads may become more dangerous as an unexpected consequence of climate change

Climate Change May Be the Cause of More Roadway Deaths

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Researcher finds link between rising temperatures, traffic fatalities
In a new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics

AAP: Watch for Rapid Weight Changes in Young Athletes

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Both short- and long-term damage can result from quick losses or gains
The cardiovascular event rate is low for patients with no coronary artery calcium

Coronary Artery Calcium May Be Best Indicator of CVD Risk

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Event rate 2.9 in 1,000 person-years for those without CAC
For atrial fibrillation ablation patients undergoing their index ablation

Benefit of Aspirin After A-Fib Ablation Questioned

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Low risk patients do not appear to benefit from long-term aspirin therapy, but bleeding risk up
Fentanyl is a key player in America's continuing epidemic of opioid-related overdose deaths

CDC: Fentanyl Driving Rise in Opioid-Linked Deaths in U.S.

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The synthetic drug is more powerful than heroin or morphine
β-2 adrenergic agonists might be able to combat Parkinson's disease

β-2 Adrenergic Agonists May Help Fight Parkinson’s Disease

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Asthma medications may lower risk, but much more research is needed
Young adults with chronic diseases like asthma and diabetes are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide as their healthy peers

Suicide Risk Up in Younger Patients With Chronic Illness

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Those diagnosed with diabetes, asthma more likely to attempt suicide than healthy peers
Among patients with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer

Low Tumor Growth Rates During Active Surveillance of Thyroid CA

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Younger age at diagnosis, initial risk category linked to papillary thyroid cancer tumor growth