Meat, Poultry, Not Fish, May Up Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Intake of processed meat, unprocessed red meat but not poultry, fish may increase all-cause mortality risk
Costs of ART Regimens Increasing, Outpacing Inflation
Annual average wholesale price of initial ART regimens recommended for most persons with HIV >$36,000
Vegetarian Diet Tied to Lower Risk for Urinary Tract Infection
Protective association mainly seen in women, in never smokers, and for uncomplicated UTI
Modeling Studies Show Cervical Cancer Could Be Eliminated
And mortality could be reduced by about one-third by 2030 and almost completely by 2120
Second Coronavirus Death Reported Outside China
Fearing a pandemic, U.S. has begun to bar entry to any foreigners who have recently traveled to China
Drop in Visits to Primary Care Providers Seen for Insured Adults
Visits to PCPs decreased, while proportion of adults with no PCP visits in given year increased
Many Antibiotic Rx Filled Without Infection-Related Diagnosis
More than one-quarter of antibiotic fills for Medicaid patients not associated with a clinician visit
More Naloxone Orders Filled When Pharmacists Can Dispense
2,328 percent increase in naloxone orders found in Ohio Medicaid population after policy implementation
Cigarette Use Down, E-Cigarette Use Up Among Teens
Current youth cigarette users smoked fewer days and fewer cigarettes per day in 2011 to 2018
January 2020 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for January 2020. This roundup includes the...
