Patient-Centered System Recommended for Medical Billing
Simplification, consolidation, and real-time cost information could improve medical billing system
Video Games Offer Educational Methods for Med Students
Medical students can test their skills and have the freedom to fail and learn from mistakes as gamers
Better Follow-Up Needed After Positive Fecal Blood Tests
Median time to colonoscopy ranged from about six weeks to six months
Blood Donors at Risk for Zika Infection Asked to Hold Off
American Red Cross asks potential donors who have traveled to affected areas to wait 28 days
Infection Risk Up Before Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia
Increased risk of infections requiring inpatient, outpatient care within five years before cITP dx
Considerable Global Variation in Colorectal Cancer Incidence
Rates still increasing in low- and middle-income countries; highest rates in highly developed countries
Novel Vaccine Platform Shows Promise for HIV-1
HIV-1 vaccines with adenovirus and HIV-1 envelope A insert are well-tolerated, elicit immune responses
Mercury From Seafood Not Tied to Brain Neuropathology
Significant link for seafood consumption with less Alzheimer's disease pathology in APOE ε4 carriers
January 2016 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for January 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Fasting Glycemia Screening Is Alternative to 75-g GTT for GDM
Screening with fasting glycemia results in sensitivity of 78.5 percent, avoids glucose loading