Author: Janine Anthes

Patients in VA and Medicare group, VA-only group less likely to receive guideline-discordant imaging

Arriving rested, asking for relief, staying organized can help medical residents maintain their energy

At least one respiratory virus detected in 10 percent of surface samples at major airport during flu season

Lifetime sexual and physical abuse linked to increased likelihood of sports injury among women

Wide variety of related causes and symptoms complicates the dry eye diagnosis

Less delay versus sevoflurane general anesthesia in older patients undergoing major cancer surgery

‘Technoference’ can lead to children’s hyperactivity, whining, sulking, tantrums

Proportional mortality ratios for heroin-, prescription opioid-related deaths elevated in construction field

Compared with interferon beta-1a, less lesion accumulation seen on MRI but more adverse events

Many exposed to the WTC site appear to experience a greater cancer burden

More than 1,200 warning letters and fines have been sent to retailers and major e-cigarette manufacturers

CVDPoRT, based on 12 variables, accurately discriminates risk, is well-calibrated in population

Decreases in cervical cancer, vaginal SCC from 1999 to 2015; increases in oropharyngeal, anal, vulvar SCC

Trials funded by government were associated with significantly longer time to publication

Single donor transmitted cancer to four recipients; one survived after transplant nephrectomy

Association only significant among men and only in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis

Further, cost savings achieved with their implementation would likely be minimal

Findings based on trends in care for privately insured patients from 2008 to 2015

No pain diagnosis recorded at 28.5 percent of visits in which an opioid was prescribed from 2006 to 2015

In model adjusted for ocular diagnoses, Hispanic, others less likely to report using low-vision devices