JOURNAL UPDATE
Delays in Care Longer for Female Trauma Patients

Female trauma patients had longer stay in ED, longer time in pretriage, increased likelihood of discharge to nursing or long-term care facilities
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Intervention Can Cut Risk for Mobility Disability in Seniors
May 13, 2022Reduced incidence of mobility disability seen in older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia receiving multicomponent intervention
TXA Seems Safe for Surgery in High-Risk Patients With IT Hip Fracture
May 12, 2022No increased risk for mortality or thromboembolic complications seen with use of tranexamic acid among high-risk patients, entire cohort
Mailed At-Home Disposal Kits Up Opioid Disposal Rates
May 10, 2022Mailed kits are a potential low-cost, scalable solution, the authors say
PFAS, Phthalate Biomarkers Linked to Bone Mineral Density in Teens
May 10, 2022Each doubling of serum perfluorooctanoate, overall PFAS/phthalate mixture linked to lower areal BMD in male adolescents
AI Model Predicts Response to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain
May 05, 2022Combined unsupervised (clustering), supervised (classification) machine learning technique used to develop predictive model
30.0 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in U.S. in 2021
May 05, 2022For adults aged 18 to 64 years, 13.5 percent were uninsured, 21.7 percent had public coverage, 66.6 percent had private coverage
Polygenic Risk Score for OA Predicts Risk for Hip, Knee Replacement
May 04, 2022Participants with high PRS had increased risk for joint replacement; stronger association seen with hip replacement for women versus men
Effect of HF-Spinal Cord Stimulation on Chronic Pain Varies by Sex
May 03, 2022Sex-specific differences observed for efficacy of high-frequency, low-frequency spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain
Fatty Tissue Transfer Benefits Arthritic Finger Joints
May 03, 2022Minimally invasive procedure associated with significant improvements of osteoarthritis symptoms
Statistical Shape Modeling of US Images Predicts Hip Dysplasia in Infants
May 03, 2022Statistical shape modeling of ultrasound images of stable dysplastic hips in infants predicts which hips will develop to normal, remain dysplastic
Affirmative Action Bans Cut Percent of Underrepresented Med Students
May 02, 2022Percentage of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups reduced with state affirmative action bans
Sexual Minority Students Perceive Medical School Less Favorably
April 29, 2022Bisexual, lesbian, or gay students have less favorable perceptions of the medical school learning environment, are more likely to report burnout
Racial Differences Seen for Joint Replacement Care and Outcomes
April 29, 2022Differences seen across the continuum of care for knee, hip total joint arthroplasty for osteoarthritis
Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism
April 28, 2022Patients with clinical hypothyroidism and a high prehospitalization TSH level had longer length of stay, increased risk for readmission
Surgery No Better for Wrist Fracture in Older Adults
April 27, 2022Surgical treatment not superior to nonsurgical treatment for patient-rated wrist function at 24 months in adults aged 60 years and older