Organizational Changes Encouraged for Safer Prescribing
Doctors describe swimming against tide of patient expectations, Rx culture, organizational constraints
Wait-and-Scan Strategy Feasible for Head, Neck Paraganglioma
Large group of tumors found not to grow, although they did elicit complications
Long Working Hours May Increase Risk of Developing A-Fib
Could help explain previously observed increased risk of stroke among those working long hours
Worse Outcomes for HIV Kidney Recipients on PI-Based ART
Increased risk of allograft loss, death for HIV-positive patients receiving protease inhibitor ART
Lifestyle Factors Predict Independent Aging in Older Men
Never smoking, high adherence to Mediterranean diet linked to independent aging
Higher Inpatient Spending Tied to Better Outcomes
While downstream spending at skilled nursing facilities found to be strong predictor of mortality
After Sunburn, High-Dose Vitamin D Cuts Inflammatory Mediators
Participants with higher vitamin D3 after treatment had increased arginase-1 expression
ALS, Parkinson’s Mortality Up for White-Collar Workers
Occupations associated with higher education and income show increased mortality risk
Signs of Long-Term Brain Injury in Blood of Boxers, MMA Fighters
Researchers find head injuries from fighting cause brain changes that might spur troubles later in life
Sinus Symptoms Improve 10 Years After Quitting Smoking
Smoking-related sinus pain, swelling, inflammation are reversible, researchers say
