National Hand Hygiene Initiative Successful in Australia
Overall hand hygiene compliance increased from 2009 to 2017; associated drop seen in HA-SAB incidence
Atrasentan Tied to Lower Risk for Kidney Events in T2DM With CKD
Reduced risk seen for primary composite renal end point event; more frequent fluid retention, anemia reported
Sixty People Charged in Massive Opioid Painkiller Investigation
Individuals linked to about 350,000 prescriptions and 32 million pills
Sleep Myths Are Commonly Circulated
Authors say initiatives to debunk myths, promote healthful sleep practices may benefit public health
Hand Hygiene Compliance Poor in Task Transitions
Hand hygiene compliance was 50.8 percent when health care workers moved from dirtier to cleaner tasks
Most Diabetes Phone Apps Lack Education, Support Functions
Most apps do not trigger alert escalation with consecutive low or high blood glucose values
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...
Low-Carb Breakfast May Improve All-Day Glucose Control in T2DM
In addition, high-fat, low-carb breakfast tied to less hunger later in the day
Mixed Effects Observed for Workplace Wellness Program
Improvement seen in some self-reported health behaviors but not clinical health markers, health care utilization
Metformin May Cut Risk for Prematurity, Miscarriage in PCOS
But no significant differences seen in gestational DM risk between metformin users, nonusers
