Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time
Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
HCV-Infected Liver Transplants Can Work for HCV+ Patients
Findings might help reduce organ waiting list, researchers say
Optimized Tx Linked to Lasting Pain Relief in Chronic Pancreatitis
Significant pain relief achieved in 84.7 percent of patients at one-year follow-up; most with medical tx
Doctors Can Be Misled About FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Designation
Many believe meds supported by stronger evidence than the law requires to achieve designation
Colonic Diverticular Disease Linked to Dementia Risk
Elevated risk of dementia after adjustment for age, sex, and comorbidities
VA Commission on Care: Eliminate VA Medical Centers
Eight veterans organizations denounce document in letter to Commission Chairwoman
Steatosis in More Than Half of Liver Transplant Recipients
Risk of significant steatosis affected by pre- and post-transplant factors, initial immunosuppression
Propranolol Use Tied to Increased Mortality in Child-Pugh B, C
Propranolol use beyond six months linked to increased mortality in Child-Pugh C with ascites
Rectal Indomethacin Doesn’t Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
Indomethacin no benefit for patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
FDA Approves Inflectra as ‘Biosimilar’ to Remicade
For adults with Crohn's, rheumatoid arthritis, or psoriasis
