Intervention to Increase Monitoring of Fetal Movements Not Helpful, Maybe Harmful
/A large, randomized trial in the UK found that encouraging women to track their baby’s movements did not reduce stillbirth rates.
Read MoreDoc Ratings Driven Strongly By Willingness to Prescribe Antibiotics
/A new study suggests that prescribing antibiotics for upper respiratory infection leads to a significantly greater chance of a “five-star” review.
Read MoreTeens Who Don't Conform to Gender Roles at High Risk of Suicide
/A new study finds that gender non-comformity is linked to a dramatic increase in risky behavior among high-schoolers.
Read MoreRIP: 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.
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