Early tracheostomy no aid for severe stroke outcomes
May 11, 2022
Findings for six-month functional outcomes among patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation
Incidence of tuberculosis up to 2.5 cases per 100,000 in US in 2022
Mar 23, 2023
Compared with 2021, in 2022, TB incidence was higher among persons aged 4 years and younger and 15 to 24 years and lower in those aged 65 years and older
Unnecessary RT given near end of life in metastatic cancer
Jan 18, 2022
Guideline-nonconcordant radiotherapy given to substantial proportion of Medicare beneficiaries with metastatic cancer near the end of life
Arthritis rate ID’d after posterior shoulder stabilization
Jul 19, 2021
Incidence of glenohumeral arthritis 1.7 per 100 person-years for posterior shoulder instability requiring surgical fixation
Interim data show no increase in serious outcomes post-COVID-19 vaccination
Sep 07, 2021
Incidence of ischemic stroke, appendicitis, or acute myocardial infarction not increased one to 21 days after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination
Incidence of metastatic prostate cancer up from 2010 to 2018
Mar 22, 2022
Trend follows recommendation against routine prostate cancer screening, with increases seen across ages, races
Consensus practice guidelines developed for neck pain
Dec 10, 2021
Multispecialty international working group issues consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain
Risk, burden of diabetes up after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection
Mar 30, 2022
Diabetes risks and burdens of post-acute outcomes increased in graded manner based on COVID-19 severity
Increase in blood pressure observed during COVID-19 pandemic
Dec 06, 2021
Mean changes each month during the pandemic ranged from 1.10 to 2.50 mm Hg for systolic BP, 0.14 to 0.53 mm Hg for diastolic BP
A-Fib detected in nearly three in 10 cryptogenic stroke patients
Apr 05, 2022
Most patients diagnosed with AF were asymptomatic; arrhythmia detected with 12 months of continuous cardiac monitoring