Author: Janine Anthes

Amount of alcohol intake per drinking session was not associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation

Closures disproportionately affect independent pharmacies and low-income neighborhoods

80 percent had never taken opioids before, but nearly one in 10 sought a refill

Hazard ratios higher with younger age at diagnosis of stress-related disorders, psychiatric comorbidity

But treatment does not improve reading performance for children with convergence insufficiency

Volume loss seen in multiple regions, especially ventral diencephalon, putamen, and pallidum

Findings consistent across decades for nine European countries

Given public interest, CBD should be a public health priority to evaluate effects, safety, the authors say

Odds of short- or long-term opioid use higher for initial visits with physicians for low back pain

Study shows that in-hospital influenza vaccination may lower costs, risk for readmission or death

This is the first time the FDA has allowed product marketing of this type

Agency suggests boxed warning, checklist outlining potential harms, such as pain, fatigue, further surgery

Brachytherapy and Mohs micrographic surgery show better cosmetic results

Complications such as preterm births and preeclampsia double the risk

Method increases number of available lungs with comparable patient outcomes

Findings based on results of randomized trial of patients undergoing major cardiac surgery

Excess risk has not improved over time and may be increasing for certain infections in young adults

Interpretation of results limited by high dropout rate, null findings of prespecified analyses

Findings seen in patients discharged from academic medical centers in Toronto with COPD or heart failure

First use of menthol, mint, or other flavored cigarette versus nonflavored cigarette tied to later cigarette use