Author: Janine Anthes

PIPs linked to more severe inflammation, greater disease extent, reduced odds of sclerosing cholangitis

Higher risk seen on Christmas Eve, particularly in older adults with diabetes, heart disease

For opioid-naive patients, early physical therapy tied to less opioid use in shoulder, neck, knee, back pain

Educational phone calls with nurses promote shared decision making in care

Women with five or more live births at increased risk for coronary heart disease, hospitalized MI

Most common medication error category was omitted medicine or ingredient

Sun-sensing patch. Photo: S.Y. Heo et. al. Device can be used during outdoor activities and in therapeutic phototherapy units

Method combines radiomics with three-compartment breast image analysis of dual-energy mammography

Risk for developing dementia higher for women with TBI, PTSD, and depression

Mean 2.9 years gained after 23 years of follow-up among men with localized prostate cancer

Clinicians should consider body mass index when deciding on treatment course

Rate has declined but remains higher in those with type 1 or 2 diabetes than in those without

Women more likely to think surgery is needed for health, less likely to consider it ‘easy way out’

Usefulness of PROs varies based on how much doctors value, prioritize, and use them

Postoperative surveillance improves chances of further potentially curative treatments

The preventive treatment is safe and may provide clinical benefits in first year of life

Those with lower socioeconomic status, lower education level have reduced odds of being eligible

The ASHP Midyear 2018 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition The annual meeting of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) was held from Dec. 2 to 6 in Anaheim, California, and attracted more than 20,000 participants from around the world, including pharmacy specialists, technicians, and other health care professionals. The conference featured educational sessions covering the […]

Three more states have reported illnesses; 87 new cases include 32 people who have been hospitalized

Expenditures lower for those cared for by docs in highest quintile of Bice-Boxerman continuity score