Treating Hypertension Beneficial Regardless of Baseline Pressure
Reductions in risks of major CVD events, coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure
Pre-Op Testing Over, Under Used in Mid Urethral Sling Surgery
Preoperative testing overused and underused; estimated charge of overused testing, $18/patient
Modifiable Factors Affect Racial Differences in Lung Cancer
No racial/ethnic differences in the risk of lung cancer death among women in fully adjusted models
Increase in Child Asthma Has Ceased Overall, but Not for Poor
Increase in prevalence from 2001 to 2009, which plateaued then decreased in 2013
Mental Disorders Up Risk of Chronic Physical Conditions
Associations mainly significant for 16 mental disorders, subsequent onset of 10 physical conditions
Empirical Treatment More Cost-Effective for Onychomycosis
For onychomycosis, empirical tx with terbinafine more cost-effective than confirmatory testing
PSA Screening May Be Harmful for Patients With ESRD
Screening not linked to improved patient survival after transplant; may delay time to listing, transplant
Patient Education Ups Willingness to Consider Clinical Trials
PRE-ACT increases knowledge, reduces attitudinal barriers; linked to greater patient satisfaction
Clinical Pathway Leads to Drop in Total Abdominal Hysterectomies
Implementation of hysterectomy pathway linked to reduction in TAH procedures from 2012 to 2014
FDA Approves Zurampic for the Treatment of Gout
Drug helps control blood levels of uric acid
