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AAOS: Formal Physical Tx Doesn’t Up Outcomes in Hip Surgery
No improvement in postoperative outcomes compared with prescribed exercise program
Two Investigational Vaccines Show Promise for Ebola
Two vaccine candidates are well-tolerated and immunogenic in adult volunteers
AAPM: Intradiscal Biacuplasty Improves Outcomes in LBP
Clinically superior mean outcome measures with IDB and conservative medical management
CDC: One in Two Black Men Who Have Sex With Men May Get HIV
New national report highlights groups most at risk for the AIDS-causing virus
Reduced HIV-1 Infection Incidence With Vaginal Ring
Monthly vaginal ring containing dapivirine reduces risk of HIV-1 infection among African women
AAN: Ebola May Leave Lasting Neurological Symptoms
Six months after active illness, headaches, memory loss, depression were still being reported
SCCM: Peri-Op Statins Don’t Cut Risk of AKI in Cardiac Surgery
Study was stopped for futility after 615 participants completed study
SCCM: Prevalence of ARDS 10.4 Percent in ICU Admissions
Acute respiratory distress syndrome seems to be underrecognized, especially in mild cases
SCCM: New Definitions, Criteria Developed for Sepsis
New criteria identify adult patients likely to have poor outcomes typical of sepsis
SCCM: Circulating Histones for Most With Thrombocytopenia
Circulating histones for 91 percent of patients with thrombocytopenia, 55 percent of controls