Month: March 2019

Breast cancers detected by DBT less often classified as having poor prognosis than those identified by DM

Higher levels of wakefulness seen in those who pass the spontaneous breathing test and are extubated

With higher raspberry intake, individuals at risk for diabetes needed less insulin to manage blood glucose

No association seen for quality of plant-based diet and cancer-related deaths

Most patients sustained hip fractures; more than one-quarter of patients required admission

Genetically predicted endogenous testosterone may have role in thromboembolism, heart failure, MI

Risk increases associated with hormone therapy exposure over 10 years in women <60 years at initiation

Black patients also have longer stays, higher rates of ED visits and readmissions, less satisfaction

Nearly twofold increased odds of chronic pain, multiple pain diagnoses seen with menopause symptoms

Predictors include abnormal quantitative motor testing, MCI, olfactory deficit, motor symptoms

Impact seen in lower use of antibiotics, costs tied to health care-associated infections

Perioperative opioid use, procedure type strongest predictors of opioid use in year after surgery

But likelihood of missing any school days during the previous year decreased with reduced income

Patients aged 40 years or younger have increased rates of substance abuse compared with older patients