Wrong-Patient Order Entry Errors Reduced With Patient Photos
Display of patient photographs in electronic health records associated with decrease in WPOE errors
Genetics Tied to Thromboembolism Risk With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Genetic signature tied to doubled risk for developing potentially fatal blood clots in one in seven IBD patients
Sixty-Day Outcomes Examined for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
29.2 percent died during hospitalization or within 60 days of discharge; ongoing morbidity was common
2009 to 2018 Saw Increase in Diseases-of-Despair Diagnoses
Increase in alcohol/substance-related diagnoses largest for those aged 55 to 74 years; increase in suicide-related diagnoses largest for under-18s
Major U.S. Medical Groups Urge Trump to Work With Biden on Fighting COVID-19
In letter from three medical associations, the president is urged 'to share critical data and information as soon as possible'
Asthma EMS Dispatch Rate Down With Insurance Expansion
Asthma EMS dispatch rate in New York City decreased after implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Hospital Mortality Higher for Critically Ill With COVID-19 Versus Flu
Patients with COVID-19 have slower improvement in oxygenation, longer duration of mechanical ventilation, lower rates of extubation
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cut Transmission by Half: Company Executive
Manufacturers say vaccine is 90 percent effective in protecting people from the new coronavirus
Moderna Vaccine Shows 94.5 Percent Effectiveness Against COVID-19
Company expects to have about 20 million doses of the vaccine ready to ship in the U.S. by the end of the year
ACR: Incidence of COVID-19 Low in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
73 percent of those with SARS-CoV-2 infection not hospitalized; 11 percent of those hospitalized required ICU admission
