Author: Janine Anthes

Attentional functioning improved in four-week trial for children receiving intervention versus control

Authors say there is an opportunity to further combat opioid abuse, antibiotic overprescribing

Study looked at average LOS in patients with COPD exacerbations treated at two community hospitals

Cough frequency significantly reduced after 12 weeks of gefapixant 50 mg versus placebo in phase 2b study

NIHTB-CB is reliable and valid for children and young adults with a mental age older than 5.0 years

Guidelines relate to diagnosis of thyroid disease, indications for thyroidectomy, periop management

No significant decrease seen in incidence rates of tetanus, diphtheria with routine vaccination of adults

Patient satisfaction scores do not reflect the quality of medical care, but rather room and board features

12.5 percent of those meeting USPSTF recommendations for low-dose CT had screening exam in past year

Evidence reviewed for contraception, fertility, pregnancy, HRT, medication use in RMD patients

Investigation will include whether Juul made misleading claims about nicotine content in the devices

University of Nebraska Medical Center is treating 14 people who were evacuated from cruise ship in Japan

Benefits seen for perinatal smoking cessation, breastfeeding, early access to medical abortion services

Partisan divisions in favorable opinion of the ACA have gotten larger rather than smaller over time

Greater decrease in HDL, increase in triglycerides seen for regular versus low consumption level

No difference seen in composite outcome of participant satisfaction and confidence in physician