Month: May 2018

Environmental exposures explain only a small fraction of the variation in infections

For BRCA germline mutation carriers, better survival seen with platinum-based chemotherapy

Recommendations focus on policies to improve health outcomes, including training for clinicians

Based on data from four states, in 2015, 35.5 percent of adult stroke survivors used outpatient rehab

Trend toward increased heart failure risk seen with higher intake of animal, plant, total protein

Consumption-oriented policies effective independent of driver-oriented policies

Benefit of palliative radiation for bone metastasis across age groups; older age should not preclude tx

Many parents feel additional food labeling, allergy education, and stocking of epinephrine needed

Within two decades, many patients are likely to undergo routine cardiovascular genomic testing

Within 6 months of elevated HbA1c, rate of initiation 63 percent, rate of intensification 82 percent

Average-risk adults aged 45+ should undergo high-sensitivity stool-based test, structural exam