Age- and Weight-Based Screening Identifies Half With Prediabetes
Expanded screening criteria based on risk factors improve detection for minorities
FDA Approves First Drug for Rare Form of Rickets
Crysvita approved for adults and children ages 1 year and older with x-linked hypophosphatemia
High FGF-23 Linked to Recurrent Cardiac Events After ACS
FGF-23 in top quartile independently linked to greater risk of CV death, heart failure hospitalization
Medical Cannabis Not Recommended for Sleep Apnea
American Academy of Sleep Medicine says evidence insufficient to recommend cannabis for apnea
Questions Surround Concept of Internet Gaming Disorder
Several interacting internal factors and external factors are required for developing IGD
Annual Visits May Not Increase Cognitive Impairment Detection
But Medicare wellness visits are tied to higher rate of testing for reversible causes of impairment
Study Finds 31 Percent Use No Opioids After Surgery
At discharge, 92.2 percent of patients received an opioid prescription; nearly 63 percent unused
PAs May Have Lower Diagnostic Accuracy for Melanoma
PAs diagnose fewer melanomas in situ, perform more skin biopsies per case of skin cancer diagnosed
AAN: Neuromodulation Therapy Gives Relief From Hand Tremor
Non-invasive neuromodulation therapy using a custom stimulation pattern safe for essential tremor
Mechanism in Non-Contact ACL Tears Similar in Men, Women
Several key measurements found no differences in position of injury
