CDC Issues Proposed Changes to Opioid Painkiller Guidelines
Proposed changes dovetail with a nationwide epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths
Updated Brain Injury Guidelines Validated for Complicated mTBI
Use of uBIG could potentially decrease number of transfers for Canadian patients with complicated mild traumatic brain injury
Bilateral Oophorectomy May Up Risk for Developing Dementia
Bilateral oophorectomy associated with higher rate of dementia, but association not statistically significant
Living in Poor Neighborhood Tied to Worse Mitral Valve Repair Outcomes
Patients with lower socioeconomic status face bigger incisions, fewer repairs, more complications, and higher mortality
Every Infant With Clubfoot Should Have Access to Ponseti Method
Treatment is particularly successful when trained practitioner, primary care physician, family work together
Top White House Science Adviser Resigns After Probe Into ‘Disrespectful’ Behavior
Eric Lander said his resignation is effective 'no later than February 18 in order to permit an orderly transfer'
Iliac Vein Stenting Appears Safe in Office-Based Lab Setting
7.36 percent of patients had minor complications, mainly insertion site hematomas; 0.41 percent had major complications
Red Cross Says Blood Shortage Is Worst in a Decade
Organization has had to limit blood product distributions to hospitals
Guidelines Address Management of Type B Aortic Dissection
Stepwise approach recommended for evaluation, treatment of TBAD followed by close clinical surveillance
Biden Relaunches Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Program aims to reduce cancer death rate by 50 percent during the next 25 years
