Average of 283,000 Children Have Sports-Related TBIs/Year
From 2010 to 2016, average of 283,000 children sought care in EDs for SRR-TBIs
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Month: March 2019
Intervention Promotes Better Conversations With Cancer Patients
But communication quality-improvement intervention does not improve patient outcomes
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E-Cigarettes May Threaten Goal of Achieving Tobacco Endgame
Concern increasing that use of newer tobacco products may catalyze transition to tobacco products, drugs
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AAP: Nasal Spray Vaccine Against Flu Acceptable in 2019 to 2020
Based on current data, AAP Board of Directors says either injection or nasal spray vaccination OK
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Working weekends tied to increased depression risk
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Men and women who work on weekends may be more likely to...
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U.S. proposes stricter curbs on e-cigarette sales
By Chris Kirkham and Manas Mishra (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on...
Read MoreCutbacks by some doctors halved new opioid prescriptions over 5 years
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – The rate of first-time opioid prescriptions declined 54 percent between 2012 and 2017 in the U.S., largely because many doctors stopped prescribing the painkillers, according to a study of...
Read MoreGreat-grandparents or cousins with Alzheimer’s linked to higher risk for the disease
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Having second- or third-degree relatives with Alzheimer’s raises a person’s risk of developing the disease, a new study suggests. It’s already known that children of...
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House panel probes Anthem, UnitedHealth over short-term health plans
(Reuters) – The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday launched an...
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Experts call for halt to gene editing that results in ‘designer babies’
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Top scientists and ethicists from seven countries...
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Zimbabwe doctors say patients dying due to drug, equipment shortages
HARARE (Reuters) – Doctors said on Wednesday that patients in Zimbabwe’s biggest state...
Read MoreTeens with high blood pressure at risk for kidney disease in middle age
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Adolescents who have high blood pressure are twice as likely to develop serious kidney disease by middle age as teens who don’t, an Israeli study suggests. The researchers followed...
Read MorePregnancies tied to breast cancer odds for high-risk women
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Having more than one pregnancy has long been linked to lower odds of breast cancer, and a new study suggests that may hold true even for some women with genetic mutations that put them...
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How to Be an Effective Physician Leader: Strategies for Those With Formal or Informal Authority
As physicians, whether or not we hold a formal position of power or leadership, we are all...
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As wildfires devour communities, toxic threats emerge
By Sharon Bernstein PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) – As an uncontrollable wildfire turned the...
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Homes With High Ventilation Rates Tied to Respiratory Issues
High rates of air exchange associated with chronic cough, asthma, asthma-like symptoms
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Noncontrast Brain MRI Effective for Monitoring Multiple Sclerosis
Contrast-enhanced sequences do not reveal disease progression missed with nonenhanced sequences
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Active Bathing in Non-ICU Setting Does Not Cut Infections
No change seen in risk for hospital-acquired infections overall; benefit seen for those with medical devices
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Elderly Men Undertreated for Osteoporosis
Also, black men and women are much less likely to be treated than their white counterparts
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Resistance Training May Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Progression
Findings based on two-year comparison to aerobic training, no exercise among patients with prediabetes
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