Identifying Optimal Assessment Tools for RSV & Other Respiratory Illnesses
Researchers identified optimal assessment tools for RSV, influenza, and hMPV that accurately supplement the identification of well-being and disease burden.
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Author: Teresa Sellinger
Caroling & Caring: Tips for Clinicians to Help Reduce Holiday Work Stress
Coping tips for clinicians experiencing holiday work stress due to patient surges, staffing shortages, and increased inpatient emotional demands.
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Navigating Health, Science, & Misinformation During a Second Trump Administration
Trust in health science is vital. Physicians must combat misinformation, advocate for evidence-based policies, and protect public health amid politicization.
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Disentangling the Effects of Comorbidity & Polypharmacy in Patients With HIV
Polypharmacy in patients with HIV influences perceived cognitive deficits and physical frailty through an anticholinergic and sedative burden.
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Instituting Routine Risk Assessment in Patients With Acute Upper GI Bleeding
Research shows that routine risk assessment of patients with upper GI bleeding could reduce healthcare costs, primarily through fewer hospital admissions.
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How Healthcare Organizations Can Provide Satisfactory Physician Compensation
Healthcare leaders must adapt swiftly, updating hiring policies and physician compensation to retain talent, ensuring satisfaction and a competitive edge.
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Improving Awareness of Residual Mortality Risk Following Influenza Hospitalization
Reducing the burden of all-cause mortality after influenza hospitalization will require earlier treatment initiation and improved vaccination rates.
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Addressing Joint Pain in Obesity Treatment Plans: Best Practices for Clinicians
Obesity can affect a patient’s joints and contribute to joint pain. However, various medical treatments are available to address joint pain in obesity.
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How Hormonal Biomarkers Impact Prognosis Within EC Molecular Subgroups
A recent study supported incorporating routine evaluation of ER and PR expression, in addition to molecular subgroup, in patients with endometrial cancer.
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Risk Factors Identified for Preeclampsia Refractory to Aspirin
Second-trimester UtA-PI or the ratio of second-to-first-trimester UtA-PI may help women at high risk for preeclampsia who don’t respond to aspirin prophylaxis.
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Comparing QOL Assessment Strategies for PAH
A recent systematic review assessed the psychometric properties of various instruments for measuring QOL in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Improving Hepatitis D Screening in Patients With Chronic HBV
Hepatitis delta virus testing in those with chronic hepatitis B is low, and improvements are needed to reduce long-term, liver-related morbidity and mortality.
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Nearly 20% of New HIV Diagnoses Occur Among Older Adults
Heterosexual transmission and late-stage disease at presentation are more common in adults aged 50 and older who are newly diagnosed with HIV.
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Disparities Impact RSV Vaccination Uptake in Adults Aged 60 & Older
Just over a fifth of US adults aged 60 and older had been vaccinated against RSV as of March 2024, with disparities seen by race/ethnicity and age.
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Ethnicity-Related RNA Biomarkers Show Specificity, Sensitivity in NSCLC
Noncoding RNA biomarkers have been identified that differentiate NSCLC in patients who are Black and patients who are White.
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Hyperglycemia Ratio Associated With Mortality in Sepsis-Associated AKI
A higher stress hyperglycemia ratio is associated with higher all-cause 30-day and 1-year mortality in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury.
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Screening Tool Helps Predict Death & Hospitalization in PAH
The Mini Nutritional Assessment was viable for assessing nutritional status and predicting mortality outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Targeting Physical & Psychological Symptoms to Support Recovery After EC Surgery
Interventions targeting biobehavioral factors such as physical activity, sleep, and circadian rhythms may improve patient QOL following EC surgery.
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OPTION: LAAC Over OAC After Ablation in Patients With AF & Increased Stroke Risk
Ablation plus LAAC resulted in better safety outcomes than ablation plus OAC in patients with AF who underwent ablation and had an increased risk for stroke.
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