U.S. Leads in Income-Based Health Care Inequalities
More public tolerance for health care inequalities seen in United States than other countries
CDC: High-Deductible Health Plan Use Rising Among Employers
These employees more likely to face financial barriers to care, researchers find
Health System Sees Success With E-Visits Via Patient Portal
Portal offers access to physicians without an office visit for certain common symptoms
Positive Clinical Effects Seen for Placebos Without Deception
Findings based on five studies involving patients with IBS, depression, allergic rhinitis, back pain, ADHD
Stroke Risk Elevated in Elderly Patients With Cirrhosis
Magnitude of association higher for intracerebral, subarachnoid hemorrhage versus ischemic stroke
CDC: 14 in California Poisoned by Amanita phalloides Mushrooms
Foraging by novices tied to three people needing liver transplants and permanent brain damage in a child
Comorbid Celiac Disease Common Among Youth With T1DM
Prevalence of celiac disease varied from 1.9 to 7.7 percent among children in U.S. and Australia
Model Predicts Acute GI Bleeding in Anticoagulated Patients
New scoring model includes five factors predictive of GI bleeding in patients taking oral anticoagulants
Cool Water Works As Well As Hot for Ridding Hands of Germs
Time spent scrubbing hands with soap more important that water temperature
May 2017 Briefing – Gastroenterology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Gastroenterology for May 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
