Identifying Risk Factors for COPD Exacerbations in Patients With Limited History
Researchers investigated risk factors for acute COPD exacerbations to guide clinical decision-making for patients with a limited history of COPD. Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
View ArticleHouse Dust Mite Sublingual Immunotherapy Provides Sustained Benefits in Asthma
The following is a summary of “Long-term efficacy of house dust mite sublingual immunotherapy on clinical and pulmonary function in patients with asthma and allergic rhinitis,” published in the May...
View ArticleDermatologists Address Controversies Over Mohs for Melanoma
Recent studies compare Mohs micrographic surgery with wide local excision for melanoma, showing Mohs for melanoma may be promising in specific clinical scenarios. The controversy surrounding the use of...
View ArticleA Tale of Two States: Arizona and Florida Diverge on How To Expand Kids’...
Arizona and Florida — whose rates of uninsured children are among the highest in the nation — set goals last year to widen the safety net that provides health insurance to people 18 and younger. But...
View ArticleExperts: US Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like One That Hurt Patient Care...
In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation’s largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening...
View Article‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat...
It’s been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus on dairy farms. The World Health Organization considers the virus a public health concern because of...
View ArticleFremanezumab Effective and Tolerable in Migraine Prevention
The following is a summary of “Effectiveness of fremanezumab treatment in patients with migraine headache,” published in the June 2024 issue of Pain by Kikui, et al. Researchers conducted a...
View ArticleInconsistency in Noise Perception Among Nurses in Critical Care
The following is a summary of “Actual versus perceived noise levels among critical care nurses and their related adverse effects: A cross-sectional study,” published in the May 2024 issue of Critical...
View ArticleAnalyzing the Follow-up for Peer Support in Patients in ICUs
The following is a summary of “Peer support in intensive care unit follow-up: A qualitative evaluation,” published in the May 2024 issue of Critical Care by Glæemose, et al. Survivors of ICUs and...
View ArticleEnhancing Patient Preferences, Reliability and PROOF in ALS Clinical Trials
The following is a summary of “Cultivating Patient Preferences in ALS Clinical Trials: Reliability and Prognostic Value of the Patient-Ranked Order of Function,” published in the June 2024 issue of...
View ArticleExploring How Hospital Capabilities Affect Outcomes for Patients with Acute ICH
The following is a summary of “Influence of Hospital Type on Outcomes of Patients With Acute Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Population-Based Study,” published in the June 2024 issue of...
View ArticleEducational Strategies for Heart Failure Outcomes in Reduced Nonvalvular...
The following is a summary of “Improving therapeutic outcomes in heart failure with reduced nonvalvular ejection fraction: A clinical study of heart failure education intervention,” published in the...
View ArticleUsing Dynamic Bayesian Networks to Infer Skin–Brain–Skin Connections from...
The following is a summary of “Inferring skin–brain–skin connections from infodemiology data using dynamic Bayesian networks,” published in the May 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Scutari et al. Skin...
View ArticleKidney Injury Biomarker CCL14 May Improve Care in Severe AKI
The following is a summary of “Assessing the role of Chemokine (C–C motif) ligand 14 in AKI: a European consensus meeting,” published in the April 2024 issue of Nephrology by Koyner et al. Kidney...
View ArticleSmoking May Exacerbate Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Through...
The following is a summary of “Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Are Not Major Producers of Type 1 IFN in Cutaneous Lupus: An In-Depth Immunoprofile of Subacute and Discoid Lupus,” published in the June...
View ArticleUnderdiagnosis and Undertreatment of CKD Highlight Need for Early Detection...
The following is a summary of “Are there lost opportunities in chronic kidney disease? A region-wide cohort study,” published in the April 2024 issue of Nephrology by Sundström et al. Chronic kidney...
View ArticleHub Gene Key Drug Prediction Finds Halicin, Ruxolitinib, Tofacitinib,...
Along with global aging, osteoarthritis (OA) appears to have a high incidence and disability rate, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients, making age a major risk factor. However, the...
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Perinatal Depression Elevates Long-Term Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Women with perinatal depression (PND) have an elevated long-term risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online June 18 in the European Heart Journal. Donghao Lu, Ph.D.,...
View ArticleImproving CKD Risk Prediction Tools Can Improve Primary Care Inappropriate...
The following is a summary “Primary and specialist care interaction and referral patterns for individuals with chronic kidney disease: a narrative review,” published in the April 2024 issue of...
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