Fifteen Genetic Determinants of Fracture Identified

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 -- Fifteen genetic determinants of fracture, which are also associated with bone mineral density, have been identified, according to a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) published online Aug. 29 in the...

https://ift.tt/2N50bLI

Naloxone Rarely Administered by Layperson in Opioid Deaths

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 -- From July 2016 to June 2017, bystanders were documented in 44 percent of opioid overdose deaths, but naloxone was rarely administered by a layperson, according to a study published Aug. 31 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly...

https://ift.tt/2CFHKZp

Robotic Surgeries Up, but Cost Questions Remain

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 -- Use of robotic surgery is continuing to increase, according to a research letter published in the Aug. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Christopher P. Childers, M.D., and Melinda Maggard-Gibbons,...

https://ift.tt/2oXxou0

NICU Antibiotic Use Rates Declined From 2013 to 2016

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 -- Antibiotic use rates (AURs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are declining, but practice variation is still largely unexplained, according to a study published in the September issue of Pediatrics. Joseph Schulman,...

https://ift.tt/2CGgMAL

Higher Aldosterone Levels Tied to Incident Type 2 Diabetes Risk

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 -- Higher levels of aldosterone are associated with insulin resistance and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus among multiethnic individuals, according to a study published in the Sept. 4 issue of the Journal of the American...

https://ift.tt/2oYAuhn

New Bronchoscopic Option Used for Severe Emphysema

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 -- Temple University Hospital has become the first center in the U.S. to perform bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using implantation of the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr EBV) to treat hyperinflation associated with...

https://ift.tt/2CFWuri

Gender Minorities Less Engaged in Health-Promoting Behaviors

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 -- Lesbian and bisexual women and transgender adults have lower participation in health-related behaviors than heterosexual men and women, according to research published in the Aug. 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease...

https://ift.tt/2oYAi1D