NAFLD Risk Up in Women With Long, Irregular Menstrual Cycles
Risk for NAFLD increased with long or irregular cycles in women younger than 40 years after adjustment for age, BMI, insulin resistance, other confounders
Structured CRC Screening May Help Cut Health Disparities by Race
Difference in colorectal cancer-specific mortality between Blacks and Whites decreased with organized, population-based screening program
Health Care Usage Down With DAA Therapy for Chronic Hep C
Rates of hospitalizations, liver-related ED visits lower for patients with sustained virological response to direct-acting antiviral therapy
HTN Meds Tied to Lower Mortality After Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Mortality risk reduced for patients exposed to ARBs after PC diagnosis and for those exposed to ACE inhibitors in first three years
Hepatitis C Virus Positivity Linked to Schizophrenia Development
Incidence of overall mortality was also highest for untreated patients with hepatitis C virus
Standard Protocol Cuts Opioid Rx After Pediatric Appendectomy
Quality improvement intervention used to reduce opioid prescribing at discharge for children undergoing an appendectomy
New Billing Guidelines Do Not Ease Burden of EHR Documentation
Implementation of new guidelines did affect distribution of levels of service billed for evaluation and management patient visits
Model Predicts 30-Day Mortality in Alcohol-Related Hepatitis
Model superior to Maddrey Discriminant Function model, but not Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, in testing on validation cohort
CRP Can Help Assess Severity of Acute Ulcerative Colitis
CRP cutoff of ≥12 mg/L equivalent to ESR >30 mm/h as one of the criteria used to define the severity of an acute attack of ulcerative colitis
Model Using Routine Clinical Data May Predict Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Findings show promise following diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose
