Author: Janine Anthes

Initiative to add social workers to rural primary care teams also reduces ED visits for high-risk veterans

Those who use mods versus vape pens smoke more than six times as many cigarettes at one-year follow-up

Telemedicine consults recommended; treatment can be avoided, delayed in low, intermediate-risk disease

Secondary progression score based on five clinical risk factors

N95 masks recommended instead of surgical masks for GI procedures; double gloves recommended

Screening not advised for asymptomatic pregnant women not at increased risk for preterm delivery

Results more pronounced among individuals who were already fully complying with self-isolation

Risk for myocardial infarction fourfold higher; risk for cardiovascular death about fivefold higher

Rate declined by 4.7 percent annually in men, declined by 2.3 percent in women from 2009 to 2014

No association seen between bacteremia and inflammatory bowel disease-related medications

HCQ shortened body temperature recovery time and cough remission time versus standard treatment

Meta-analysis of prospective studies shows reduced risk for highest versus lowest total fiber intake