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For older adults with late-life major depression

Antidepressants + Exercise Beneficial in Late-Life Depression

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Characteristics associated with remission for AD + PE include age 75 years and older, polypharmacy
Two doses of the human papillomavirus vaccine

Only Two Doses of HPV Vaccine Necessary for Younger Teens

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Global study supports revised regimen for those under 15
The U.S. mortality rate from infectious diseases is about the same now as it was in 1980

Mortality Rate From Infectious Diseases Holding Steady in U.S.

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Although new threats have emerged, number of patients dying from infections has stayed fairly stable
Long-term proton pump inhibitor use is associated with increased risk of fundic gland polyps

Review Links PPI Use With Risk of Fundic Gland Polyps

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Proton pump inhibitor therapy may also be associated with increased risk of gastric cancer
For long-term care facility residents

High-Dose Vitamin D Cuts Acute Respiratory Infection in Elderly

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Reduction in ARI but increase in falls, without higher fracture risk, among long-term care residents
In 2013 to 2014

Four ER Visits for Adverse Drug Events Per 1,000 People

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Anticoagulants, antibiotics, diabetes agents implicated in estimated 46.9 percent of ER visits
Privately insured Americans spent nearly 5 percent more on health care last year than in 2014; this increase was significantly more than that seen in previous years and reflects higher costs for prescription drugs

Rising Rx, ER Prices Pushing U.S. Health Care Spending Up

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Prescription drugs are the fastest growing expense, report shows
Patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy before and after radical cystectomy frequently experience thromboembolic events

Thromboembolic Events Common With Chemo for Bladder Cancer

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Findings in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy
The prognostic value of lower heart rate thresholds (defined as the percentage of age-predicted maximal heart rate achieved

Beta-Blocker Tx Attenuates Prognostic Value of ppMHR

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Inverse correlation for ppMHR with all-cause mortality, which is attenuated by β-blocker therapy
Discussing the risk of long-term opioid use disorder with patients is associated with reduced misuse of opioids

Discussing Opioid Risks With Patients Reduces Misuse

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Sixty percent lower rate of saving of pills among patients who talked to their doctor about risks