Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals
Health care workers worry whether the guidelines are protecting a hospital's bottom line rather than worker health
Hep C Testing Recommendations Developed for Perinatally Exposed Infants
Four recommendations include HCV testing of all perinatally exposed infants with nucleic acid testing for HCV RNA at age 2 to 6 months
High-Powered Magnet Ingestion Still Sending Children to Hospital
Some disparities seen in injury, treatment, and outcomes based on neighborhood opportunity scores
Thalidomide Cuts Recurrent Bleeding in Small-Intestinal Angiodysplasia
More patients receiving thalidomide 100 mg, 50 mg had effective response than those receiving placebo
FDA Approves Wezlana for Multiple Inflammatory Diseases
Approval of the biosimilar allows for interchangeable use with Stelara in both adult and pediatric patients
Interventions to Redesign Patient Care Do Not Improve Outcomes
Nurses reported improvement in median teamwork climate score, but no improvement in hospitalized patient outcomes
More Than Half of U.S. Adults Use Internet to Look for Health, Medical Information
Adults aged 30 to 44 years have highest use of internet for communicating with doctor, doctor's office
Risk-Adapted Starting Age of CRC Screening Varies by Sex, Genetics
Risk-adapted starting age of screening varies by 24 years for men in highest polygenic risk score decile versus women in lowest
ACG: Digital Risk Assessment Tool Can ID Risk for Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes
15.6 percent of those who underwent genetic testing had pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants
ACG: Prophylactic Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy Does Not Increase IBD Activity
Findings seen among pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel disease
