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September 23, 2015 Articles
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- S. pneumoniae major cause of severe pneumonia in children
- A conversation with Steven D. Glassman, MD
- Adequate hydration, lower extremity elevation during, after surgery prevents DVT in abdominoplasty
- ADT may increase cardiac mortality among men with unfavorable-risk prostate cancer, comorbidities
- Adult obesity rates highest in Southern, Midwest states
- Aldoxorubicin improves PFS, tumor response in advanced soft-tissue sarcoma
- Assessing the impact of the new kidney transplant allocation system
- BLOG: Balanced, stable tracking should be the end goal
- BLOG: Low-tension glaucoma — Is there another (and better) solution?
- CBT effective for schizophrenia-related insomnia
- CDC: Flu vaccine matches early strains; 40 million doses distributed
- Computer-aided classification displayed high sensitivity for melanoma
- Consumption of cocoa flavanols linked to CV benefits in two studies
- Dietary calcium decreases risk for fracture, CVD, stroke, all-cause mortality in older adults
- Discretionary ICU admission for pneumonia improves survival rates
- Drug trial examines improved outcomes, reduced neurological risk of CSM surgery
- Each day, over one-third of children, adolescents eat fast food
- Early imaging for back pain in older adults not associated with better outcomes
- ED visits related to schizophrenia twice as common among men than women
- Elevated supine IOP often undetected in glaucoma management
- FDA Pipeline
- Five recent developments in cutaneous oncology
- Government-transplant community partnership eases financial burden for donors
- Greater mortality in patients after hip fracture surgery than elective THR
- Head of bed elevation during prone lumbar surgery decreases IOP
- Heterotopic ossification may not affect outcomes in patients receiving rhBMP-2
- High epicardial fat may indicate liver fibrosis in NAFLD
- High rates of concussion seen with youth, high school, college football practice
- Hip internal rotation during skating deceleration likely cause of higher FAI rate in ice hockey goaltenders
- Increased risks associated with THA for failed internal fixation after femoral neck fracture
- Intensive lifestyle intervention fails to prevent AF onset in diabetes, overweight/obesity
- Know what to look for when buying disability insurance
- Long-term Tanzeum plus pioglitazone improved HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes
- Mazor Robotics expands senior management team
- Meta-analysis supports efficacy of probiotic for preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea
- Mortality risk factors observed after CLI revascularization in hemodialysis patients
- Multigene panel testing can alter risk assessment, management for BRCA-negative women
- NASS supports ‘Surgeon Scorecard’ database, greater health care transparency
- Neuromodulation stem cells studied as new treatments for patients with spinal cord injuries
- New device promises expedited results for detecting liver toxicity
- New IDSA guidelines address gaps in vertebral osteomyelitis management
- NIMH, National Institute of Justice to collaborate on suicide prevention among transitioning prisoners
- North American Spine Society releases adult isthmic spondylolisthesis guidelines
- OCT angiography may improve diagnosis, management of AMD
- Patient-reported outcomes, mucosal healing correlate in ulcerative colitis
- Patients needed fewer index level reoperations after CDR vs ACDF
- Patients with JIA treated with Enbrel may be at higher risk for infections
- Peanut officials draw prison sentences for 2008-2009 Salmonella outbreak
- Physicians should validate their industry financial relationships with CMS
- Posterior osteotomy requires clear surgical plan, may limit complications vs. combined approach
- Predictive model is accurate, may improve lumbar epidural steroid injection efficacy
- Psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis associated with increased migraine risk
- Researchers find procalcitonin unreliable for acute liver failure
- Results of repeat thyroid FNA mostly unchanged from initial biopsy
- Rituxan may help patients with refractory SLE
- Second Sight announces Argus II commercial progress, plans for expansion
- Serum selenoprotein P inversely linked to kidney function in CKD
- Sex, race, insurance type affect time to early tracheostomy care
- Sexual activity does not increase MI risk
- Shotgun injuries to the chest lessened by silicone implant
- Smoking does not affect quality of life after SLIT for allergic rhinitis
- Specialist clarifies criteria for choosing between approved sustained-release steroid implants
- Spine surgeons and Roth IRAs
- Study: Reducing variability in spine surgery can likely save millions of dollars
- Telehealth can improve access to care, decrease costs
- This 90-Year-Old Retired MD Just Completed His Bucket List
- Turing Pharmaceuticals confirms repricing of Daraprim
- UPMC suspends organ transplants due to ICU mold investigation
- Use of OPAT suggests inclusion in antibiotic stewardship program
- Vemurafenib effective in relapsed, refractory hairy cell leukemia
- VIDEO: Monoclonal antibody shows promise in CDI treatment
- Vitamin D levels linked to chronic, widespread pain in patients with fibromyalgia
- What are the symptoms of lymphoma?
- What spine surgeons need to do now that ICD-10-CM is almost here
- X-ray in spine surgery: Strategies can prevent radiation from being the death of our patients