First-time, mild diverticulitis: antibiotics or watchful waiting? Dn't jump to antibiotic Tx for mild, uncomplicated diverticulitis, a recent RCT says. Observation may be just as effective. Practice changer: For mild, ...

Q: How well do POLST forms assure that patients get the end-of-life care they requested? A: quite well, for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Most patients (91%-100%) who select "do not resuscitate" (DNR) on their ...

Q: What are the benefits and risks of daily low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of CV events? A: One nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) will be avoided for every 126 to 138 adults who take daily aspirin for 10 years ...

What's the best treatment setting for stable PE patients? The answer seems to be the outpatient setting. Here's why. PRACTICE CHANGER: Manage patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) who are hemodynamically stable in ...

Sepsis trajectories, including onset and recovery, can be difficult to assess, but electronic health records (EHRs) can accurately capture sepsis as a dynamic episode.

Based on experience from culturally relevant programs around the country, the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program (UC 4-H YDP), administered by Cooperative Extension, developed and piloted three new ...

This flu season has been especially bad. As of epidemiological week 4 (week ending on January 27th), overall hospitalizations are now the highest we've seen in recent years and flu associated deaths in children and adults ...

"The fairy-seers are called numerous names in various languages across southeastern Europe. The semantic field of these varying designations is far from identical: sometimes the seers need not enter into a trance to see ...

"In lines 607-61 of Beowulf, just before the battle between the hero and the monster Grendel, the Danes and visiting Geats celebrate their comradeship in the great hall of Heorot. While venerable Hrothgar, king of the ...

"Food aid satisfies important humanitarian values. It can be an important tool for building economic resilience at all levels. Ultimately it leads to strong trading partnerships with donor countries. History tells us that ...

For more than a century, Mizzou's Homecoming traditions have been favorites of alumni and students alike. Below, meet the three Tigers who lead the Mizzou Alumni Association's 37-student Homecoming Steering Committee. The ...

With state funding stagnant, Mizzou and other universities nationwide have become more resourceful as they seek to grow and improve. Building a substantial endowment is key, and on that score, the university has arrived ...

In a midlife moment of truth, Scottie Jones, MA '80, and her husband, Greg, MA '76, PhD '79, chucked secure professional jobs, bought a small farm and moved "back to the land." But making a living on Leaping Lamb Farm ...

A new study finds that embedding highly trained nurses in nursing homes raises care quality and reduces hospitalization costs. But will Medicare change its rules to allow this innovation to spread?

A new book pants tongue in cheek and asks: What if every president since Washington were back on the dating market?

MORT WALKER, BA '48, NEVER WANTED TO WRITE THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL. HE WANTED TO WRITE THE GREAT AMERICAN COMIC STRIP. ALTHOUGH HIS BEETLE BAILEY CHARACTER NEVER GOT A PROMOTION IN THE ARMY, THE BEETLE BAILEY STRIP MADE ...

SecA is the critical adenosine triphosphatase that drives preprotein transport through the translocon, SecYEG, in Escherichia coli. This process is thought to be regulated by conformational changes of specific domains of ...

Q: What are the benefits/risks of giving betamethasone to women at risk of late preterm labor? Evidence-based answer: Giving betamethasone to women at risk for delivery between 34 weeks 0 days and 36 weeks 6 days can lower ...

Q: Can CBT effectively treat adult insomnia disorder? Evidence-based answer: Yes. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) administered individually, in a group setting, or on the internet is effective for treating insomnia in ...

Q: Is megestrol acetate safe and effective for malnourished nursing home residents? A: no. Megestrol acetate (MA) is neither safe nor effective for stimulating appetite in malnourished nursing home residents. It increases ...