BMI Linked to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Chronic Hep B
Risk of HCC linked to BMI in a dose-response manner in men, women; stronger link for women
Ethical Duties ID’d for Short-Term Global Health Experiences
Physician's primary ethical obligation is to improve the health, well-being of individuals, communities
Lean Approach May Help Tackle Burnout in Health Care Providers
Creation of a huddle board represents one method to address issues in a timely manner
Short-Term PPIs Tied to Higher Hip Fracture Risk in Alzheimer’s
No association seen with long-term or cumulative proton pump inhibitor use in Alzheimer's patients
Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors in T2DM Linked to IBD
Higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease with longer use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
Unique Risks Associated With Texting Medical Orders
Institute of Safe Medication Practices indicates risks such as abbreviations, autocorrection
Blueprint Being Developed to Address Physician Burnout
As part of blueprint, task force developing strategies that can be adopted by any institution/practice
H. Pylori Treatment Tied to Lower Metachronous Gastric Cancer Risk
Those treated after early CA also had improvement in atrophy grade at gastric corpus lesser curvature
Cryoablation of Posterior Vagal Trunk Feasible in Obesity
Technical success rate 100 percent in 10 subjects; no procedure-related complications, adverse events
Gut Bacteria May Be Tied to Brain Dysfunction From Sepsis
Presence of bacteria is associated with higher neuroinflammatory markers in mice, humans
