Secure Messaging Linked to Better Diabetes Management
Diabetes patients frequently used secure messaging for medical advice in addition to routine visits
Once-Daily Triple-Tx Improves Lung Function, HRQoL in COPD
Significantly improved FEV1 and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire scores
Depression, Anxiety May Affect Bone Metabolism in Older Teens
MDD, GAD linked to increasing bone mass; in females SSRI use linked to increasing bone mass
Anti-Vaccine Info in Pregnancy May Delay Infant Immunization
Even if pregnant women later hear better info from doctors, they may still wait on vaccines
Candida Antigen Safe, Effective for Treating Common Warts
IFN-γ may serve as a good predictor of its therapeutic response
Studies Often Fail to Include Info on T2DM Medication Adherence
Relative risks of good versus poor adherence to meds reduced for all-cause mortality, hospitalization
Most Ulcerative Colitis Patients Do Not Achieve Target Remission
Thirty-five percent of patients in real-world care met target of clinical and endoscopic remission
Worse Survival Seen for Alternative Vs Usual Cancer Rx
Alternative medicine independently tied to greater mortality risk compared to conventional treatment
Procalcitonin Testing Not Impacting Antibiotic Rx for COPD
Findings among patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation
Intensive Blood Pressure Tx Aids Those With Prediabetes
Beneficial effects seen for cardiovascular disease outcomes, all-cause mortality
