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A rapid immunochromatography approach can differentiate dengue virus and Zika virus cases

Immunochromatography Testing Differentiates Dengue, Zika

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Serum ZIKV NS1 protein concentrations are 10-fold lower than corresponding DENV NS1 concentrations
The FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDA: New Glucose Monitoring System Eliminates Finger Pricks

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Instead, sensor is implanted below skin in patients with diabetes
More than 78 percent of health care personnel and 53.6 percent of pregnant women received influenza vaccination during the 2016-2017 influenza season

More Than 78 Percent of Health Care Personnel Receive Flu Shot

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But only 53.6 percent of pregnant women received flu shot before/during pregnancy in 2016-2017
For patients with melanoma

Propranolol Use Inversely Linked to Melanoma Recurrence

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Patients taking propranolol as off-label adjuvant treatment had reduced risk of recurrence
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and venous thromboembolism have increased risk of cancer in the first year after VTE and during a longer follow-up period

Cancer Risk Up for RA Patients With Venous Thromboembolism

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Risk of cancer increased during the first year after VTE and in longer follow-up period
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has developed models of care that can be used to reduce the overall burden of hepatitis C virus infection

VA Models Provide Guidance for Care of Hepatitis C Infection

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Expansion of treatment capacity and of integrated care to address comorbidities is key
Working with a scribe significantly improves physicians' overall satisfaction

Working With a Scribe Improves Physician Satisfaction

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When scribes draft documents, physicians happier with chart quality and accuracy, time with patients
There is no evidence to support excluding patients with hereditary hemochromatosis from serving as blood donors

Hereditary Hemochromatosis Patients Can Safely Donate Blood

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No data to suggest that nonvoluntary nature of donations compromises safety of blood products
Intravenous infusion of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells is safe and efficacious for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Infusion of Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Safe, Effective in HFrEF

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Improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction, NYHA function class, QOL with UC-MSC infusion
Notification rates of new HIV diagnoses in older adults increased in 16 European countries from 2004 to 2015

Notification Rates of New HIV Diagnoses Up in Older Adults

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Significant increase in rates in 16 European countries, clustering in central/eastern nations