Surgeon General Dismissed by Trump Administration
Had served just over two years of his four-year term
Most Patients Willing to Provide Sexual Orientation Data
However, emergency department providers expect most to refuse to provide the information
Gene Therapy Strategy Feasible for Retinitis Pigmentosa
Reprogramming rod to cone-like photoreceptors by inactivation of Nrl or Nr2e3 restores visual function
Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Mortality in CAP
NLR predicts 30-day mortality for elderly adults admitted with community-acquired pneumonia
Price Transparency Intervention Doesn’t Cut Lab Test Orders
No significant changes in overall test-ordering behavior or associated fees in adjusted analyses
More Risks on School Playgrounds Linked to Happier Children
Greater opportunities for risk, challenge associated with fewer reports of bullying to adults
Black Men Have Higher Rate of Preclinical Prostate Cancer
Also increased risk of progression to metastatic disease compared with the general population
AAN: Apomorphine May Shorten ‘Off’ Time for Parkinson’s Patients
Study finds apomorphine cuts the time until levodopa kicks in for those with advanced disease
Mortality Up for Opioid Addicts Not Treated in Addiction Clinics
Those treated in primary care, hospitals twice as likely to die as those treated in addiction centers
ERs Administering More Medications Intranasally
Many benefits to nasal administration, including reduction in spread of infection
