More HIV Patients Exhibiting Multidrug Resistance
Patients resistant to older medications also have problems with newer drugs
November 2016 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for November 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
PCPs Order More Food Allergen Panels Than Allergists
Also order more tests for uncommon causes of food allergy and generate higher costs
Newborn Screen IDs Previously Unknown Cause of SCID
Identification of missense mutation in BCL11B; immune deficit in infant corrected with HSCT
Outreach Strategies Can Up HCC Screening in Cirrhosis
More patients undergo screening when they receive mailed invitations for screening examination
Morbidity, Mortality Up for HCT Cancer Survivors
Late morbidity and mortality among cancer survivors with hematopoietic cell transplantation
Highest Increase in Acute STEMI Risk for Youngest Smokers
Risk up with smoking; more than eight-fold increase in acute STEMI risk for those aged <50 years
Meta-Analysis: Statins Cut Risk of Advanced Colorectal Adenoma
In meta-analysis, statin use linked to reduced risk of advanced, but not any colorectal adenoma
Gene Mutation Linked to Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease
Mutated GCH1 gene tied to 23 percent increased risk of Parkinson's; symptoms five years earlier
Infant Diagnosed With First Case of Zika-Related Glaucoma
Brazilian baby developed condition after being exposed to virus in womb
