Issue Summary May 6, 2014

Published: May 8, 2014, 7 p.m.

Summary of the May 6, 2014 issue, including articles on changes in mortality rates after the Massachusetts health care reform, economic return from the Women's Health Initiative estrogen plus progestin trial, and cardiac resynchronization therapy; updates in pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine and women's health; the evidence review and USPSTF recommendation statement on illicit drug use and nonmedical pharmaceutical use in children and adolescents; commentaries on medical education and patient safety measures; as well as an article on using social media to evaluate clinical data and management protocols during the Syrian sarin attack.