American Society of Hematology, Dec. 1-4
The 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition The annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology was held from Dec....
Patient Education Can Improve Chronic Disease Management
Improvement seen in patients' ability to manage disease, medical students' ability to educate them
Chronic Kidney Disease Burden Increasing in the United States
Increases in metabolic and, to a lesser extent, dietary risk factors contribute to higher burden
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Saw Big Drop From 1988 to 2014
However, among U.S. nonsmokers, rates of secondhand exposure stalled during 2011 to 2014
Meds Taken Do Not Vary With ADL Impairment in Heart Failure
Adults with heart failure with impairment in activities of daily living take as many meds as those without
Projected Distribution of Common Ragweed Modeled in U.S.
Based on global climate models, expansion predicted at northern margins of current distribution
COPD Tied to Obesity in Male, Female Never-Smokers
Strong dose-response relationship seen in never-smokers aged 50 and older
Pictorial Presentation of Silent Atherosclerosis Helps Cut CV Risk
Framingham risk score decreased in intervention group and increased in control group
Recommendations Developed for Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment
Guideline includes use of treat-to-target strategy for all adult patients with active PsA
Smartphone App Uses Fingernail Bed Images to Detect Anemia
App uses color and metadata from fingernails to detect hemoglobin levels in the blood
