Advertisement
Home 2017 October

Monthly Archives: October 2017

Mandating health care providers to offer hepatitis C virus screening can increase screening rates and linkage to care among those with newly diagnosed infection

State Laws Can Promote Hepatitis C Virus Screening

Mandating health care providers to offer screening increases screening rates, linkage to care
Youth with justice involvement are more likely to have used an emergency department or emergency service

Odds of Emergency Care Up for Youth With Justice Involvement

Two studies show increased likelihood of ED use and hospitalization, higher use of emergency services
In Washington state

Legal Cannabis Use Common Among Cancer Patients

Legalization increases likelihood of use; most want information about the drug from their doctors
An electronic triage system based on machine learning can predict the likelihood of acute outcomes

Electronic Triage System Risk-Stratifies ER Patients

E-triage better than Emergency Severity Index at identifying risk of critical care, emergency procedure
Drinking three or more cups of coffee per day halves all-cause mortality risk in patients co-infected with HIV/hepatitis C virus

High Coffee Intake Tied to Lower Mortality in HIV/HCV

Those who drink at least 3 cups daily have 50 percent lower all-cause mortality
Long-term use of azathioprine is associated with a better disease course in patients with early Crohn's disease

Azathioprine Appears to Improve Disease Course in Early Crohn’s

Prior bowel resection, smoking, and low hemoglobin tied to Crohn's-related surgery
There is a strong correlation between hirsutism and metabolic dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Hirsutism Strongly Predicts Metabolic Dysfunction in PCOS

Most common cutaneous finding in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

September 2017 Briefing – Pharmacy

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...

September 2017 Briefing – Pain Management

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for September 2017. This roundup includes the...

September 2017 Briefing – Geriatrics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...