Sixty People Charged in Massive Opioid Painkiller Investigation
Individuals linked to about 350,000 prescriptions and 32 million pills
Hand Hygiene Compliance Poor in Task Transitions
Hand hygiene compliance was 50.8 percent when health care workers moved from dirtier to cleaner tasks
American College of Physicians, April 11-13
The American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) was held from April...
Standardizing Demographics Ups Accuracy of Patient Matching
Standardization of address and last name improved sensitivity from 81.3 to 91.6 percent
Four Million New Peds Asthma Cases Attributed to NO2 Annually
Burden of new pediatric asthma cases accounts for 13 percent of global incidence
Domestic Responsibilities Tied to Physician Mothers’ Satisfaction
Being responsible for at least five tasks linked to desire to change career for moms in procedural specialties
Odds of Hay Fever Up With Very Early, Late Spring Onset
Odds of hay fever increased for start of season more than three weeks before or after normal onset
Almost Three-Quarters of Allergists Have Prescribed SLIT
Main barrier to sublingual immunotherapy is limitation of treating only one allergen
Over-the-Counter Meds Save Health Care System Money
OTC medicines lead to $146 billion in annual clinical and drug cost savings
Sex Hormone Levels May Impact Development of Asthma
Genetic evidence shows elevated SHBG levels may protect against asthma, mostly in females