Author: Janine Anthes

~3 percent of midurethral mesh slings for stress urinary incontinence removed by 9 years

Physicians also report increasing complexity of APMs, more financial risk aversion

Survey finds variance in knowledge of adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations

No decrease in duration versus placebo for patients with hypoactive, hyperactive delirium in ICU

Patients with acute stroke or MI should not receive supplemental oxygen if SpO₂ ≥90 percent

Significantly increased risk for high versus low genetic risk, unfavorable versus favorable lifestyle

Legislation expands treatment options, removes ban on Medicaid reimbursement at certain facilities

Initiative involves state-funded programs to improve access, healthy behaviors in underserved areas

Rates of preterm birth, low-birth weight lower among low-income women

For average clinician, assistance of deep neural network ups sensitivity, specificity of detection

But five-year survival was above 50 percent among HIV-infected Hispanics across HPV-related cancer types

Significant reduction seen in hospitalization with receipt of high-dose versus standard-dose vaccine

In 2005 to 2014, about 14,000 MBS procedures done in children, teens, young adults with severe obesity

Arthritis independently linked to severe/frequent physical abuse, exposure to intimate partner violence

75 percent of supplements purchased in 2017 contained one or more stimulants subject to FDA notices

No reduction in risk for type 1 ROP or death with myo-inositol versus placebo in preemies <28 weeks

Non-inferior rate of clinical success for algorithm defining treatment duration versus usual care

Costs of hospital-treated non-fatal injuries estimated at $1.853 trillion; $168 billion in medical spending

Relative risk of 1.19 for resistant-HTN for each interquartile range increase in tibia lead level