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Postcolonoscopy cancer rates persist despite quality protocols
Colonoscopy quality measures fail to improve disease rates in population-based study.
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Multidisciplinary care improves surgical outcomes for elderly patients
Interdisciplinary perioperative care associated with fewer complications, rehospitalizations for seniors.
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Comparing arterial ratios may aid risk assessment in IPF
When researchers divided IPF patients into two groups based on pulmonary artery diameter to ascending aorta diameter ratios, they observed a...
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Shorter walk test predicts IPF outcomes
Researchers compare IPF patients’ 1-minute walk test and 6-minute walk test results.
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Cesarean delivery reduces some risks, raises others
Incontinence, prolapse are less likely after cesarean, but children have increased chance of asthma, obesity.
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Low-dose rituximab cuts infection risk
A reduced dose of rituximab for RA maintenance saves money and reduces infection risk.
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Gonadotropins succeed where clomifene fails
Live births are significantly more likely among women who take gonadotropins, whether accompanied by intercourse or intrauterine insemination.
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Tracheobronchial tree size changes may predict IPF outcomes
Researchers found a significant correlation between GAP index scores and increasing tracheobronchial tree size across eight measurements.
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Bariatric surgery comes with some risk of complications
A long-term follow-up study of bariatric surgery patients revealed complication risks.
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Disparities persist in infant safe sleep practices
CDC reminds health care providers to counsel parents and caregivers on positioning babies for safe sleep.
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Alopecia tied to nearly fivefold increase in fibroids in African American women
Screen for fibroids in patients with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
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Facial exercises improved appearance in small study of middle-aged women
Middle-aged women improved their appearance by performing facial exercises for 20 weeks.
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Rituximab tackles relapse of severe, difficult-to-treat pemphigus
Drug succeeds as a single, long-term maintenance therapy, with a better risk-to-benefit ratio than corticosteroids.
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Very preterm birth is linked to reduced risk of eczema
A meta-analysis revealed that very preterm birth is associated with a significantly lower risk of eczema, compared with full term birth.
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Minorities less likely to seek treatment for psoriasis
“While psoriasis is less common among minorities than whites, minorities may suffer from a larger burden of disease yet have fewer visits.”