Collaborative Care Cuts Depressive Symptoms in Seniors
Among older adults with subthreshold depression, collaborative care linked to decrease in PHQ-9 scores
Diet, Tobacco Counseling Feasible During Optometry Visits
Nearly 75% of adults surveyed indicated feeling comfortable talking to optometrist about these issues
Weight Loss of 10% Beneficial in Overweight, Not Obese, With DM
Five-year follow-up shows reduction in glucose-lowering medications, lower HbA1c, improved QoL
Cancer Survivors Likely to Change Rx Drug Use for Financial Reasons
Among nonelderly individuals, recently, previously diagnosed survivors more likely to change rx meds
Survival 79 Percent for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Survival 89 percent for those who did not need ECMO, versus 75 percent for those who received ECMO
Nursing Homes Rarely Use Isolation for Drug-Resistant Bugs
Locomotion and eating support are characteristics positively associated with isolation use
Ultrasound OK As Initial Imaging for ID of Nephrolithiasis in ER
No delay to intervention or impact on procedure type with ultrasonography as initial imaging
Anaortic Off-Pump CABG Tied to Reduced Risk of Post-Op Stroke
AnOPCABG linked to reduced risk of mortality, renal failure, bleeding complications, atrial fibrillation
Oral Ciprofloxacin Effective for Treatment of Human Plague
Successful treatment in 5 cases of culture-confirmed human plague, including 1 case of pneumonic plague
HIV Coinfection May Play Role in Survival of Ebola RNA in Semen
Case report of EVD survivor with preexisting HIV whose semen was positive 565 days after recovery