Author: Janine Anthes

Patients with diabetes have higher mortality in nearly all end points, especially for insulin-treated

U.S. expected to fall from 43rd in 2016 to 64th by 2040, with an average life expectancy of 79.8

There have been 181 confirmed cases, including 104 deaths, so far in the outbreak

Recommendations include clinician education, use of gastric pH measurement, radiographs

Women in the seven-day-dose group less likely to be positive at test of cure versus single-dose group

No difference in mortality, but risk for suicide elevated with long-term benzodiazepine use

Single IV doses of 0.5 or 1.0 mg/kg better than active placebo at cutting depression symptoms

Medically complex patients with superficial disease have reduced deaths with treatment vs. observation

More frequent adverse events seen with pregabalin, especially when taken before gabapentin

Among those aged 18 to 35, California has had larger drops in smoking initiation, intensity, more quitting

Fertility rates decreased from 2007 to 2017 with larger decreases in metro versus rural counties

No white matter changes among female high school soccer athletes who wore compression collar

The 122nd American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting and OTO Experience The annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation was held from Oct. 7 to 10 in Atlanta and attracted more than 5,500 participants from around the world, including otolaryngologists, medical experts, allied health professionals, and […]

Fewer passes, less target deviation with hologram-guided external ventricular drain placement

Reduction in influenza cases, deaths, costs by adding pharmacies during influenza epidemics

Canada is first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana use

92 people in 29 states sickened so far; 21 hospitalizations; no deaths reported

Similar weight, liver enzyme improvements seen with group- and web-based programs for NAFLD patients

Both preserved β-cell function in obese adults with impaired glucose tolerance, mild T2DM