Today's Health News
Surgical Site Infection Rates May Differ by Gender
SSI rates differ by gender for certain procedures, including increased risk for women after heart surgery
Late-Pregnancy US Could Prevent Undiagnosed Breech Presentation
Universal ultrasound at 36 weeks in nulliparous women would ID thousands of undetected cases
Stimulation of Targets in Brain May Up Recollection in Seniors
Effects of stimulation were greater on fMRI recollection signals versus recognition signals
Sensory Sensitivity Tied to Constipation in Young Children
Feeding problems due to sensory sensitivities common in children with constipation
Perinatal Complications Tied to Childhood Social Anxiety
Perinatal birth complications associated with childhood social anxiety symptoms and behavioral inhibition
Infections May Up Risk for Developing Sjögren Syndrome
Lung, skin, urogenital infections tied to increased risk for developing primary Sjögren syndrome
Public Disclosure Law Improves Nurse Staffing Ratios
After enactment of N.J. law mandating reporting of staffing info, patients per RN fell for 10 specialties
UB-421 Monotherapy Maintains HIV Viral Suppression
Suppression maintained for up to 16 weeks in HIV-infected undergoing analytic treatment interruption
Machine Learning IDs Risk for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Classifier developed using EHR data identifies patients at highest probability threshold for FH
Digital Replantation Seems Better Than Revision Amputation
Replantation recommended when three or more digits amputated, for distal single-finger amputation