Healio Minute Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 Edition: ‘Salty’ secrets revealed, surgery checklists trump memory, high BMI not always bad

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Space flight simulation unlocks body’s sodium clocks

Healio.com/Endocrinology: Russian cosmonauts’ discipline helps reveal distinct 7-day and monthly sodium rhythms; validity of 1-day urine tests questioned. Read more.

What’s better in a crisis? Surgeon’s memory or checklist?

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Operating room lifesaving improves with carefully crafted checklists. Read more.

Millions of methamphetamine users at risk

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Psychotic reactions 5 times as likely among users; clinicians urged to be vigilant for signs. Read more.

Pediatric testing of biologics? News is mostly good

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Both labeling and trials geared to children increase over last 15 years. Read more.

When a bit of heft might not hurt…

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Higher body mass index linked to better overall recovery after hip replacement. Read more.