Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals
Health care workers worry whether the guidelines are protecting a hospital's bottom line rather than worker health
Antimicrobial Resistance to Carbapenems Increasing
Significant trend for consumption of carbapenems and resistance to imipenem in P. aeruginosa
High Fiber Intake Tied to Lower Risk for Noncommunicable Disease
Reduction in risk for range of critical outcomes greatest for daily dietary fiber intake of 25 to 29 g
Concomitant Myocardial Injury With COVID-19 Infection Linked to Fatal Outcome
Elevated TnT levels associated with arrhythmias, use of glucocorticoid therapy, mechanical ventilation
Prior Authorization Impacts Care, Workforce Productivity
AMA urges employers to ask insurers, employees about the impact of prior authorizations
No Increased Risks for DOAC Use Versus Warfarin in VTE
Direct oral anticoagulants not linked to increased risk of major bleeding, death in venous thromboembolism
Biologic Tx for Psoriasis May Reduce Coronary Inflammation
Findings indicated by perivascular fat attenuation index, as measured by coronary CT angiography
Stem Cell Transplant May Be Effective for Systemic Sclerosis
Small study shows improvements in management of cutaneous, organ manifestations
Early Pregnancy BP Trajectories Linked to New-Onset HTN Years Later
Women with preeclampsia, gestational hypertension have higher risk than those without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Tool Guides Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After PCI
For patients without major bleed, ischemic event at one year after percutaneous coronary intervention
