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'This has to change': Surgeon pain, disability on the rise
Ergonomists have described the surgeon’s work environment as similar to that of certain industrial workers.
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Maternal short cervix and twins? Consider a pessary
DALLAS – This is the first randomized controlled trial to directly compare cervical pessary and vaginal progesterone.
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Persistent opioid use a risk after surgery in teens and young adults
Higher initial opioid requirements didn’t necessarily mean persistent opioid use later.
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Social media, apps aid adolescents, young adults with cancer
Stupid Cancer is a new app designed to connect adolescents and young adults who have cancer with each other and with resources and information.
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Earlier treatment but shorter survival: The rurality paradox in cancer
MONTREAL – Lower overall 1-year survival rates were seen for patients living in rural areas.
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Teens with PID underscreened for HIV, syphilis
Adolescents with PID were unlikely to be screened for HIV or syphilis, and many didn’t receive an appropriate antibiotic regimen.
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Unplanned cesareans more common with excess gestational weight gain
Almost half of women surveyed gained excess weight during pregnancy.
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Length of stay shorter with admission to family medicine, not hospitalist, service
The difference in readmission rates did not differ between the two services.
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MyPlate as effective as calorie counting after 12 months
MONTREAL – Waist size if not pounds drop with high satiety diet.
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Loneliness is common, and not just in the elderly
Age and disability status weren’t associated with increased risk for being lonely.
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Bright Futures 4th Edition gets a clinical refresher
New surveillance guidelines, increased focus on social determinants of health are evidence driven.
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Survey: Safety, rather than ethics, tops concerns about uterine transplantation
For absolute uterine infertility, most physicians see transplantation as an option.
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Half of all breast cancer survivors conceived naturally within 3 months of trying
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers counted the outcomes of all the breast cancer patients from a single center who were attempting to conceive.
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Baylor sees first U.S. birth from uterine transplant recipient
Another transplant recipient is late into her pregnancy, the surgical team said.
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E-health app helps weight loss, QOL for African American breast cancer survivors
MONTREAL – Overall, but not cancer-related, quality of life improved significantly for participants.