Conclusion: Among elderly Medicare enrollees, the risk for interval CRC was higher in black persons than in white persons; the difference was more pronounced for cancer of the distal colon and rectum and for physicians with higher PDRs.

Source: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Interval Colorectal Cancer Incidence | Annals of Internal Medicine | American College of Physicians

Conclusion Substance use disorders are associated strongly with risk of completed suicides and suicide attempts in people with severe mental illness.

Source: Associations between substance use disorders and suicide or suicide attempts in people with mental illness: a Danish nation-wide, prospective, register-based study of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression or personality disorder – Østergaard – 2017 – Addiction – Wiley Online Library

Source: Diabetes Drug Gets FDA Warning Due to Amputation Risk – WebMD

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Those who scored highest for following the DASH dietary pattern had a 32% lower risk for developing gout compared with those who had the lowest DASH scores, with an adjusted relative risk of 0.68 (95% CI 0.57-0.80, P<0.001), the researchers reported online in BMJ.

Source: DASH Diet Wards Off Gout | Medpage Today

Source: Colon Cancer Rates Similar in Patients With Multiple Serrated Polyps, Serrated Polyposis Syndrome

The researchers analyzed 1992-2008 data on more than 1 million cancer patients of all ages in the United States. They then looked for second cancers, meaning a new cancer, not a recurrence. They found that the five-year survival rate for children and young adults was 80 percent after a first cancer. However, it dropped to 47 percent for children and 60 percent for young adults in cases of second cancers, Keegan and her colleagues said in a university news release.

Source: Second Cancers Deadlier for Younger People: Study

Source: Rock giants Pink Floyd honored in naming of newly discovered, bright pink pistol shrimp — ScienceDaily

The CDC is working with the Florida Department of Health to investigate a dead bat that was found in a package of Fresh Express organic salad mix.

CDC Investigates Dead Bat Found in Recalled Salad

Organic salad, get it?

Containing over 700 vibrant, full-colour images, TeachMeAnatomy is a comprehensive anatomy encyclopedia presented in a visually-appealing, easy-to-read format.

Created by a team of doctors and medical students, each topic combines anatomical knowledge with high-yield clinical pearls, seamlessly bridging the gap between scholarly learning and improved patient care.

Source: The Basics – TeachMeAnatomy

I oftentimes forget how much I don’t know.

Here’s another anatomy website I stumbled upon.  I wanted to post the URL before I forgot because I will forget if I don’t write it down.  I’ll use this resource and will add a link on the sidebar if deemed worthy.

Patients with OCD are 10 times more likely to commit suicide, contrary to what was previously thought.A new study shows that the main predictor of suicide in OCD patients is a previous suicide attempt, which offers opportunities for prevention.

Source: Patients with OCD are 10 times more likely to commit suicide — ScienceDaily