Month: December 2018

Clinical practice guidelines presented for diagnosis, treatment, pediatric and pregnancy-linked VTE

Survival benefit not seen with Stage 1 hypertension, only high-risk Stage 2 hypertension

PARS has improved ability over API for predicting asthma in children with mild-to-moderate risk

Severe deficiency linked to increased prevalence of RHF in population with normal renal function

The number of Hispanics, blacks getting short sleep is growing at a fast rate

Geographic region, race, age, payment method associated with differences in opioid prescribing

13-fold increased risk found in native lung for those receiving single lung transplant

Incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year gained $13.8 million under societal perspective

Near point of convergence measured in players during a single high school football season

Likelihood of being diagnosed with skin cancer increased for those undergoing health care screening

Shortages associated with modest increases in price, ranging from 6 to 14 percent

For older women, dancing — but not other exercise types — linked to lower risk for ADL disability

Increase in 30-day postdischarge mortality after hospitalization for heart failure, pneumonia, not AMI