Today's Health News
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lasting, Clinically Important Improvements in Pain
Despite decreases in initial improvements, benefits seen at seven years postsurgery
Occupational Exposures Tied to ALS Risk
Greatest risks seen with self-reported occupational metals exposure
Outcomes May Be Better for Warfarin Users Who Stop Aspirin Use
Quality improvement effort tied to decrease in major bleeding without increase in thrombotic events
Early Mortality High for Aortic Dissection Patients Not Planned for Surgery
At 48 hours, mortality was 23.7 percent for those medically treated versus 4.4 percent for those surgically treated
Multidose Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Better for Breast Implant Surgery
Multiple-dose regimen not superior to single-dose regimen among women undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction
MI Outcomes May Be Worse in Patients With Rheumatic IMID
MI outcomes poorer in Medicare beneficiaries with versus without rheumatic immune-mediated inflammatory disease
Insomnia May Up Risk for Subjective Memory Decline in Older Adults
Middle-aged and older adults with insomnia more likely to report memory decline over subsequent three years
Diabetes-Related Deaths Not Decreasing in Rural Areas in the U.S.
Women and older adults experience more consistent decreases in diabetes-related deaths
Lung Volume Reduction Procedures Compared in Emphysema
Similar improvement in lung function, dyspnea, exercise capacity with lung volume reduction surgery, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
Neoadjuvant Novel Hormonal Agents Studied in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Neoadjuvant therapy with an NHA associated with longer time to biochemical recurrence, prolonged metastasis-free survival