Author: Janine Anthes

Measurement of plasma copeptin better than water-deprivation test in patients with hypotonic polyuria.

Exercising, eating less were top weight loss methods; more women than men attempted weight loss

Digital mammography and tomosynthesis better than digital mammography alone

However, two-thirds of youths surveyed also support the right to keep guns in the home

Women earn less than men in every internal medicine specialty; higher differential for older docs

3,000 vaccine doses still in Congo’s capital; 300,000 more doses could be mobilized ‘at very short notice’

Twenty-eight medical organizations, including AMA, sent letter to Administrator Verma of CMS

Lowest-priced insulin required to safely, effectively achieve treatment goals should be prescribed

Lower out-of-pocket mental health spending exists for children with parity plans

Increased susceptibility observed in mouse model of sporadic aortic aneurysm and dissection

Seen most often in intracranial hemorrhage patients and tied to worse three-month outcomes

These patients are tightly controlled with glucose-lowering medications with high risk of hypoglycemia

Guideline recommends therapies for reducing anxiety/stress, depression/mood disorders, nausea

Pediatricians should direct systems to coordinate care at admission, during hospital stay, on discharge

Rifampin has significantly higher rate of treatment completion, fewer drug-related adverse events

Aids include simplifying treatment, creating reminders, sharing success stories

Intervention focuses on enhancing the child’s emotional competence and emotion regulation

Plans restrict coverage of drugs indicated for cancer less often than drugs indicated for other diseases

During barbecuing, dermal intake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons greater than inhalation intake