Author: Janine Anthes

Findings independent of offsprings’ views on religious importance

First to be vaccinated will be health workers, contacts of confirmed Ebola patients

Significant inverse correlation between MEDI-LITE score and having severe psoriasis

Docs will have more opportunity to use technology with extra codes approved by CPT Editorial Panel

But in past 3 decades, decrease in late mortality seen among those who underwent BMT in childhood

For perspective-type articles, 41.7 percent of physician first authors of known gender were women

Magnitude of link between walking time, QoL greater in those with, at risk for CVD than healthy individuals

Noncommunicable disease, substance use, chronic liver disease most common causes of death

Hospital factors have a larger impact on delays than physician factors

Findings suggest need for reimbursement to have severity adjustment, especially in underserved areas

Early childhood observed performance monitoring risk factor for OCD during the next 12 years

But, a 36-month multicomponent behavioral intervention does not change BMI trajectory

64 percent initiated in nursing homes, 18.6 percent in hospitals, and 17.5 percent in outpatient settings

Patient data hacking is a risk even for small practices

Elective induction at 39 weeks also linked to lower risk of maternal high blood pressure disorders

Somali-American child diagnosed after returning from a trip to Africa

Drug approved to treat relapsed or refractory mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome

Physicians’ beliefs, availability of services, but not patients’ beliefs, explain geographic variation

Interrogation of CIED at forensic autopsy allows more accurate identification of time, cause of death

fT3 and fT3-to-fT4 ratio correlated positively with gestational diabetes at the first and second trimester