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Virtual Reality Training Module May Aid Infection Control Efforts
Users report an overall positive experience for module covering cleaning and disinfecting portable medical equipment
Alcoholic Liver Disease Mortality Increased Across Demographic Groups
More rapid increases in ALD mortality seen for women than men, and a concerning trend seen for young adults
AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses
PanDerm was evaluated on a wide range of clinical tasks and trained on multiple image types
Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk
Findings based on use of electronic health record data to inform the Pediatric Asthma Risk Score
Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall
However, patients who received initial stimulant prescription via telehealth had increased odds of stimulant use disorder
Greater Epigenetic Age Seen in Patients With Pediatric-Onset MS
For two of the four epigenetic clocks used, the difference in epigenetic age was significant
Anal Cancer Screening Cost-Effective for HIV+ Men Who Have Sex With Men ≥35 Years...
Screening initiation at age 35 years or older using cytology dominated initiation at ages 40 and 45 years or older
2,770 Cases of Arboviral Disease Reported in 48 States and D.C. in 2023
Ninety-five percent of cases were West Nile Virus; 91 percent of these case onsets occurred during July to September
AAP Updates Recommendations for Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling
Pediatricians should provide teens with their contraceptive of choice on same day as counseling, in absence of medical contraindications
Global Incidence Rate of Rheumatoid Arthritis Increased From 1990 to 2021
Heaviest burden born by regions with high sociodemographic index, apart from Japan, which had declining trends