Many Older Adults Receive Inpatient Diabetes Rx Intensification
Benefit unlikely in half due to limited life expectancy or already being at their HbA1c goal
Distance to Kidney Transplant Center Does Not Affect Referral
No impact found on transplant referral and evaluation initiation based on distance for ESKD patients
Guidance Issued for Perioperative Management of COVID-19 Patients
Dedicated OR equipped with negative pressure system, dedicated anesthesia machine required
Artificial Intelligence Model Can Detect COVID-19 on Chest CT
Sensitivity and specificity for detecting COVID-19 90 and 96 percent, respectively, with AUC of 0.96
Proton Pump Inhibitors May Up Fracture Risk in Children
Small but significant risk seen for upper-limb and lower-limb fractures
CDC: Prevalence of Any Past, Present Hep B Infection 4.3 Percent
Prevalence of HBV higher for men than women; vaccination higher among women than men
ACC: Many Seniors Hospitalized for Heart Failure Not Tested for CAD
Rates of testing for coronary artery disease higher for heart failure patients with LVEF ≤40 percent
Many Children in the United States Still Have Poor Diets
More than half of children aged 6 to 11 years, 12 to 19 years estimated to have poor diet in 2015-2016
More Steps in a Day Tied to Lower Risk for Death
Step intensity not linked to significantly lower mortality risk after adjusting for total steps per day
Triple Therapy Cuts Mortality in Patients With Symptomatic COPD
All-cause mortality risk significantly lower for triple-drug regimen versus one of two dual-drug regimens
