HHS Issues Draft Strategy for Reducing Health IT Burden
Strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019
November 2018 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for November 2018. This roundup includes the...
Joint Mobilization Plus Exercise Beneficial for Knee Osteoarthritis
At 24 weeks, improvements seen in pain, function for osteoarthritis patients who did patellar mobilization
Shifting Pattern Seen for Primary Care Office Visits
Primary care physician visits down, but visits to nurse practitioners, physician assistants up
Impact of Fructose Varies With Energy Control, Food Source
Harmful effects for sugar-sweetened beverages when excess energy from sugar added to diet
New BP Goals Could Prevent 3 Million CVD Events Over 10 Years
Maintaining ACC/AHA goals would result in fewer events than current BP levels, prior guideline goals
Targeted Hep C Testing Misses High Number of Cases in Prisons
Findings based on birth cohort, risk-based testing versus opt-out testing in prison system
More People Worldwide Now Know Their HIV Status
However, millions of people still do not know their status and do not have a suppressed viral load
Cost-Related Insulin Underuse May Affect One in Four Patients
Patients reporting cost-related underuse more likely to have poor glycemic control
Hypnotherapy Beats Education for Relief of IBS Symptoms
Group, individual hypnotherapy both effective; group hypnotherapy noninferior to individual tx
