USPSTF: More Evidence Needed for Visual Acuity Screening
More research needed to assess benefits and harms of screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults
Six-Minute Walk Test Predictive for Pulmonary Hypertension
6MW stress echocardiography noninvasively predicts PH development in connective tissue disease
ASCO Guidelines: Biomarker Use in Metastatic Breast CA Treatment
Hormone receptor status of metastases should be used to guide tx if supported by clinical scenario
CDC: Aspirin Use Common Among Americans With Heart Disease
Clinical and community-based approaches should be used to increase aspirin use among low-use groups
Race May Factor Into Higher Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Higher rates seen in blacks versus whites; often at younger ages
More Evidence of Benefits for Early Initiation of ART
Two studies show benefits in patients with asymptomatic HIV and in African patients
Targeted Prophylaxis Effective in Post-Prostate Biopsy Sepsis
Targeted prophylaxis similarly effective to empirical prophylaxis after transrectal prostate biopsy
Prostate Cancer Interacts With Comorbidity to Increase VTE Rate
Increased VTE risk among older patients, those with metastases, those who underwent surgery
BMI Doesn’t Affect Kidney Transplant Survival
No difference between defined BMI bands in patient or graft survival for transplanted patients
Extensive Nonadherence to Vaccine Guidelines in Diabetes
Ubiquitous nonadherence to 2011 Advisory Committee's hepatitis B recommendation
