Today's Health News
Levels of Burnout High for Emergency Medicine Health Care Providers
Only 41 percent of responders to a survey on burnout reported having access to support programs
Inability to Afford Prescription Meds, Specialty Care More Likely for Adults With Epilepsy
Those with active or inactive epilepsy are also more likely to have Medicaid and other public insurance
Early Brain MRI Phenotypes of Autism Tied to Familial ASD Traits
Greater levels of proband ASD traits correlated with distinctive brain MRI findings in younger siblings who later develop ASD
Appearance of Ovarian Lesions on Ultrasound May Predict Malignancy
For classic lesions, malignancy rate was <1 percent compared with 32 percent for nonclassic lesions with blood flow
Proportion of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections Unclear
Most SARS-CoV-2 infections are not asymptomatic; those with asymptomatic infections are less infectious
Airway Injuries Severe Consequence of Button Battery Ingestion
Tracheoesophageal fistulae and vocal cord paralyses are most common airway sequelae; vocal cord paralysis occurs after shorter exposure
Metformin, Lifestyle Changes Cut Risk for T2DM, But Not CVD
No reduction seen in first occurrence of nonfatal MI, stroke, or CV death with either metformin or lifestyle intervention versus placebo
Drug Therapy for Peds Psych Disorders, Later SUD Risk Examined
Majority of studies showed reduced risk for developing substance use disorder with pharmacotherapy for childhood-onset psychiatric disorders
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Severe SARS-CoV-2 Outcomes
Odds ratios increased for hospital admission, ICU admission, death with increased exposure to increased ground-level ozone
Monkeypox Poses Challenges, Even in High-Income Countries
Three of seven patients in U.K. were treated with brincidofovir; all developed elevated liver enzyme resulting in cessation of therapy