RIP: Aspirin for Primary Prevention
/Five manuscripts from 3 huge clinical trials all paint the same picture: we’re too good at managing cardiovascular risk for aspirin to make much difference.
Read MoreChronic Pain, Opioids, and Suicide
/A study covering 18 states raises concerns that chronic pain may be a risk factor for suicide.
Read MoreThe 5 Trump Administration Policies Most Threatening to Reproductive Health: Doc-to-Doc with Megan Kavanaugh, DrPH
/From the Global Gag Rule to the Supreme Court, policies put in place during the Trump administration may shape reproductive health in this country for years to come.
Read MoreMendelian Randomization: How it Works, and What it Reveals about Vitamin D
/An article in the BMJ uses the statistical approach to suggest that Vitamin D supplements might not prevent bone fractures.
Read MoreHydrocodone, the DEA, and Unintended Consequences
/A Michigan-based study suggests that opioid prescribing increased when hydrocodone was made harder to prescribe.
Read MoreOne Simple Trick to Save Medicare $1 Billion
/An article appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds we are paying through the nose for combination pills.
Read MoreThe Rotavirus Vaccine Saved 28,000 Children's Lives in 2016 - We Could Have Saved 83,000 More
/The JAMA Pediatrics study gives us the most up-to-date epidemiology yet about this #1 diarrheal killer of children.
Read MoreAlcohol, Breastfeeding, and Cognitive Function in Children
/A study appearing in the journal Pediatrics suggests that drinking while breastfeeding may affect cognitive outcomes in children.
Read MoreRapid Treatment of Children with Sepsis Saves Lives
/A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Vindicates a Family Who Lost a Loved One to Sepsis.
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