Author: Janine Anthes

Rate remained steady compared with 2017 but was substantially lower than rate of 16 percent in 2010

For six major diseases, readmission rates up in for-profit versus government, nonprofit hospitals

Probands of African, Hispanic/Latino descent with EOAF more likely to have first-degree relative with AF

Higher BMIzs found for all feeding styles compared with exclusive breastfeeding at three months

Older adults at risk for fall who have Fall Plan of Care less likely to have fall-related hospitalization

High HbA1c levels within two years of diagnosis predict increased risk for psychiatric diagnoses

For women at high risk for recurrence, increasing water intake can prevent recurrence

Better glycemic control, reduced hypoglycemia risk for T1DM patients with suboptimal glycemic control

For older survivors, those receiving chemotherapy have increasing worse APE scores

Short sleep duration linked to reduced risk for black men; risk up for white men with long sleep duration

Sales of JUUL e-cigarettes increased 641 percent from 2016 to 2017 to top market by December 2017

38 illnesses documented in seven states; 10 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths reported

Red tide can cause symptoms such as breathing problems as well as skin and throat irritation

Health plans had most records breached from 2010 to 2017, but providers breached most often

Receipt of aspirin, other antiplatelet therapy, lipid-lowering meds less frequent in blacks than whites

Use for nausea, vomiting of pregnancy tied to modest increase in cleft palate, renal agenesis-dysgenesis

Finding may highlight physician difficulty explaining to patients why antibiotics are not required

Negligible reduction in neoplastic lesion detection in proximal versus distal colon after first round of FIT

Superior global cognition for children aged 8 to 11 years who meet screen time, sleep recommendations