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For patients with chronic hepatitis B virus

BMI Linked to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Chronic Hep B

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Risk of HCC linked to BMI in a dose-response manner in men, women; stronger link for women
In a position paper published online March 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

Ethical Duties ID’d for Short-Term Global Health Experiences

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Physician's primary ethical obligation is to improve the health, well-being of individuals, communities
The Lean approach

Lean Approach May Help Tackle Burnout in Health Care Providers

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Creation of a huddle board represents one method to address issues in a timely manner
Childhood measles infection appears to compound the associations between smoking

Measles in Childhood Affects Airflow Obstruction in Midlife

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Findings show the effect is in combination with adult asthma, smoking
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity physical activity is associated with reduced mortality risk

MVPA Mortality Risk Reduction Not Tied to Exercise in Bouts

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Lower mortality risk seen with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity regardless of how it is accumulated
Vaccine-derived immune protection against mumps wanes on average 27 years after vaccination

Vaccine-Derived Immune Protection Against Mumps Wanes

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Outbreaks among young adults, teens aligned with peaks in mumps susceptibility due to loss of protection
Despite the popularity

Unique Risks Associated With Texting Medical Orders

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Institute of Safe Medication Practices indicates risks such as abbreviations, autocorrection
A new

Blueprint Being Developed to Address Physician Burnout

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As part of blueprint, task force developing strategies that can be adopted by any institution/practice
From 2008 to 2015

HIV Incidence Down in All Except Men Who Have Sex With Men

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Decrease in modeled HIV incidence in all transmission risk groups except minority MSM
Antibiotic treatment for Helicobacter pylori in patients who underwent endoscopic resection of early-stage gastric cancer or high-grade adenoma is associated with a reduced rate of metachronous gastric cancer

H. Pylori Treatment Tied to Lower Metachronous Gastric Cancer Risk

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Those treated after early CA also had improvement in atrophy grade at gastric corpus lesser curvature