CDC: Steep Rise in New HCV Infections Over Last Five Years
Many stemmed from rising use of injected drugs linked to the current opioid epidemic, officials say
Patients Satisfied With Telehealth Primary Care Visits
Main cited benefits include convenience, decreased costs; privacy, adequate physical exam are concerns
New VTE Often Occurs During Chemo in Ovarian Cancer
Most cases of venous thromboembolism occurred during neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy
Biomarker ID’d for Pregnancy-Induced Glucose Intolerance
Plasma glycated CD59 measurement at 24 to 28 weeks can identify women with failed GCT, GDM
Outpatient Wait Times Are Longer for Medicaid Recipients
Researchers suggest lag time might be due to providers having larger caseloads
Leukotriene B4 Is Promising Drug Target for Tx of Lymphedema
Ketoprofen prevents tissue injury, fluid build-up by blocking leukotriene B4, researchers say
Practice Prices Linked to Some Measures of Care Coordination
But no differences in overall care ratings, receipt of preventive services, acute care use
Life Expectancy for HIV+ Patients Up Since Introduction of ART
Physicians need to focus on encouraging patients to take their drugs consistently
HCV Infection Increasing in Reproductive-Aged Women
Doubling in number of women with past or present HCV infection in NNDSS from 2006 to 2014
Postmarket Safety Events for 32 Percent of Novel Therapeutics
Thirty-two percent of 222 FDA approved novel therapeutics from 2001 to 2010 were affected
