Healio Minute Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 Edition: Rookie surgeons exonerated, gout sick days predicted, breast-feeding HIV moms warned
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Surgical residents arrive in July, but not risky surgeries
Healio.com/Orthopedics: “July effect” found to be negligible in spinal surgery outcomes. Read more.
Gout assessment is healthy predictor of patients’ sick leave
Healio.com/Rheumatology: ‘Work Instability Scale’ analyzes factors and points to future work absenteeism. Read more.
Rule book issued for Alzheimer’s brain imaging
Healio.com/Psychiatry: Task force recommends clinical guidelines for amyloid PET imaging. Read more.
Risk of HIV vs. benefits of breast-feeding
Healio.com/Pediatrics: American Academy of Pediatrics advises moms with HIV to choose infant formula over breast milk. Read more.
Matters of head and heart combine to raise dementia risk
Healio.com/Psychiatry: Mechanism unclear, but cardiac disease linked to risk of non-Alzheimer’s dementia in women. Read more.