Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors
Though broadly used in U.S. hospitals, EHRs fail to detect up to one-third of medication errors
Nemolizumab Beats Placebo for Reduction of Pruritus in Eczema
VAS score reduction greater at week 16 for addition of nemolizumab versus placebo to topical agents
American Cancer Society Updates HPV Vaccination Guidelines
Vaccination should be routinely offered at age 9 to 12 years; catch-up vaccination recommended through age 26
Chilblains in Recent Case Series Not Tied to COVID-19 Infection
SARS-CoV-2 undetected by PCR on nasopharyngeal swabs and in biopsy samples of skin in 31 patients
Oral Corticosteroid Bursts Carry Risk for Severe Adverse Events
Highest rates of adverse events seen within first month after initiating short course of oral steroids
Roughly 2 Million Americans Buy Prescriptions From Outside the Country
Patient education, stringent quality control measures necessary to ensure safe purchases
June 2020 Briefing – Dermatology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Dermatology for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
American Association for Cancer Research, June 22-24
The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2020 The American Association for Cancer Research held a second virtual meeting as part of...
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Affordable Care Act
Oral arguments in the ACA case are scheduled for the Supreme Court's next term
U.S. Burden of Skin and Subcutaneous Diseases Increasing
Increases seen across all 50 states, with geographic variation in percentage