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Communication failures in the perioperative setting often result from inaccurate or inaccessible documentation

Disorganized Documentation Ups Peri-Op Communication Failures

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Documentation is often insufficient, inaccessible, and not verbally reinforced
Consumption of Montmorency cherry juice is associated with a reduction in the development of upper respiratory tract symptoms after a marathon

Cherry Juice May Reduce Post-Exercise Respiratory Symptoms

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Potential role of Montmorency cherries in reducing upper respiratory tract symptoms
An adapted Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle intervention significantly improves cardiovascular disease-related risk factors among participants

Adapted Diabetes Prevention Program Deemed Effective

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Older adults more compliant, but significant outcomes improved across ages
Adverse health behaviors in adolescence are only moderately associated with later musculoskeletal pain in adulthood

Adolescent Lifestyle Not Strongly Tied to Later Muscular Pain

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Smoking, alcohol use, overweight/obesity weakly tied to later pain
Chemotherapy dose reduction is associated with worse survival in ovarian cancer

Worse Survival With Chemo Dose Reduction in Ovarian Cancer

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Lower average relative dose intensity linked to worse overall and ovarian cancer-specific survival
Fussy infants with unexplained bruising or bleeding may have late-onset vitamin K-deficient bleeding as a result of parental refusal of the vitamin K injection at birth

Case Study: Vitamin K Deficiency Result of Vaccine Refusal

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Report of infant presenting with fussiness, blood in stool; parents refused vitamin K injection at birth
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Offer Multiple Benefits

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Info in PDMP used to change clinical decisions, guide opioid prescribing, facilitate communication
An Asian-Language Smokers Quitline reaches Chinese

Asian-Language Smoking Quitline Successful Nationwide

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Callers are Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese; most received nicotine patches and counseling
There is considerable regional variation in thrombolysis treatment for ischemic stroke

Regional Variation in Treatment of Ischemic Stroke

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Region accounted for 7 to 8 percent of variation in thrombolysis treatment
Whites have larger sex differences in the risk of incident coronary heart disease events than blacks

Sex Differences in CHD Event Risk Vary by Race

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Larger differences in nonfatal events seen for whites versus blacks; risk of death not affected by race