Medscape Journal Articles

• Physical Activity Patterns and Mortality What are the associations between different physical activity patterns and mortality?
  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, January 2019
• Medication Ordering Errors Made by Residents in the EMR Era Has greater use of the EMR help reduce medication errors made by IM residents? This study aimed to better understand trends in trainees' medication order errors at a large academic medical center.
  Southern Medical Journal, January 2019
• MRI of the Hip: Pitfalls and Identifying Normal Variants This article provides a primer for detection of both intra- and extra-articular hip pathology via MRI. How is true pathology distinguished from common cartilaginous and soft tissue variants?
  Applied Radiology, January 2019
• Managing Acinetobacter baumannii Infections A. baumannii is commonly involved in nosocomial infections, but few therapeutic options are available. Find out what there is to know.
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, January 2019
• Giant Nonfunctioning Adrenal Tumors Two cases of advanced non-secretory adrenal masses demonstrate the challenges of diagnosing this rare and aggressive malignancy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 2019
• Narrowing the Rural Oral Healthcare Gap: A 2017 Symposium What is the current state of oral health care in rural areas in the US and how can it be improved? A symposium explored the issues and challenges as they relate to interprofessional practice.
  BMC Oral Health, January 2019
• Circulating Serotonin Levels in COPD Patients What can the levels of circulating serotonin tell us about the pathogenesis of COPD?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, January 2019
• Online and Health Risk Behaviors in High School Students How do health and online risk behaviors differ between adolescents who bully and those who are victimized?
  Pediatric Nursing, January 2019
• Infants Born to Women With Evidence of Zika Virus Infection This report presents ongoing assessment of the health of 11 infants born to women with evidence of Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 2019
• Physician Continuity and Costs, Hospitalizations Do patients who have greater continuity with their primary care physician have lower health care costs and fewer hospitalizations?
  Annals of Family Medicine, January 2019
• AF: Rate and Rhythm Control and Cognitive Performance Does controlling rate in older persons with atrial fibrillation affect cognition differently than controlling rhythm?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, January 2019
• Can Genetics Predict Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death? This commentary explores new approaches and advances in next-generation sequencing technology which may aid in understanding the predictive power of genetics for sudden cardiac death.
  European Heart Journal, January 2019
• Current Concepts in Orthopaedic Care Disparities What healthcare inequities exist in orthopedic care, and which strategies may help overcome these disparities?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, January 2019
• An App to Improve Adherence to Topical Therapy in Psoriasis Can a smartphone app which provides daily reminders to psoriasis patients improve short-term adherence to a standard topical treatment regimen?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, January 2019
• Frequency of Use Among Student Tobacco Product Users This report details tobacco product use patterns, including frequency of use, among middle and high-school students in the US.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 2019
• QoL Deterioration in IPF Patients in the Last Years of Life A new study finds that IPF patients may experience significantly reduced quality of life in the two years before death, highlighting the need for palliative and end-of-life care for these patients.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, January 2019
• Statins for Primary Prevention in Older Adults Is there sufficient evidence to determine the efficacy and safety of statins for primary prevention of atherosclerotic CVD in older adults? This article summarizes the findings of an expert panel.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, January 2019
• An Overview of Zoonotic Helminth Infections in North America Review diagnosis and characteristics of the 30 most common zoonotic helminth infections that might be encountered in clinical practice in North America.
  Laboratory Medicine, January 2019
• Mobile Mammography Participation Among Underserved Women How successful are mobile mammography programs in promoting screening among medically underserved women?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, January 2019
• Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Among Nonsmokers: US, 1988-2014 This report shows that secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. nonsmokers has decreased considerably during the past two and a half decades, but progress has stalled in recent years.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 2019