Nancy Barnett

Key Points Question What is the best cutoff for phosphatidylethanol (PEth), a blood biomarker, to objectively detect prior month heavy alcohol use? Findings In this diagnostic study of 64 persons of middle age and older with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, PEth was highly sensitive (84%) and specific (73%) for heavy alcohol use in the prior 4 weeks compared with readings from a continuous ankle monitoring to detect alcohol excreted in sweat.

BMC Psychology volume 10, Article number: 26 (2022) Cite this article Abstract Background Lower levels of education are strongly associated with negative health outcomes. The current study examined the degree to which those without a history of 4-year college attendance experience social stigmatization of their educational status and if these experiences are associated with mental health symptoms.

Sen. Grassley's letter [Grassley advocates against excessive spending, Oct. 7] responding to the Oct. 3 editorial, "Americans and Iowans paid a high price with Tom Price," seemed a pitiful attempt to take credit for the claim that he "urged President Trump to crack down on excessive travel before Tom Price resigned." It's pretty obvious that Grassley's "urging" had nothing to do with Price's resignation. The free press exposed the excesses by Tom Price and held the Trump administration accountable.