How to Empower More Women Physicians
Released in 2016, Crystal Emery’s powerful documentary “Black Women in Medicine,” was an...
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Hospital Medicine
Treatment Rates Low for Parents With Opioid Use Disorder
Many parents with opioid, substance use disorder are living with children; treatment rates are low
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Closed ICU Model May Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Decline seen in CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP rates; no change in C. diff infection, MRSA blood infection rates
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CDC: Seniors Use Various Strategies to Reduce Rx Costs
Overall, 4.8 percent have not taken meds as prescribed; 17.7 percent have asked for lower-cost medication
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Clinical Drug Diversion Costly to Health Care Organizations
Report finds 47.2 million doses lost due to health care worker misuse and theft in 2018
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Poor Broadband Penetration in Rural Areas Limits Telemedicine
Broadband penetration poor in counties with inadequate access to primary care doctors, psychiatrists
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IDSA Guideline Update on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobials
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is widely known as the administration of...
Read MoreInvestors keep food firms on warning over antibiotics
By Simon Jessop, Siddharth Cavale and Nivedita Balu LONDON (Reuters) – An investor group managing some $5 trillion said it was pleased with the steps taken by fast-food companies to cut the use of antibiotics in their...
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Racial Disparity Seen in Prescriptions for Buprenorphine
Office visits for drug to treat opioid use disorder most commonly self-pay or private insurance
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Burnt: The Real-Life Toll of Burnout in Healthcare – Part 2: The Consequences
Missed Part 1? Click here to get up to speed. I arrive at work, nervous about the reasons I was...
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Bullied kids more likely to use painkillers
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Children and teens who are bullied are more than twice...
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Roche: FDA approves drug combo Venclexta plus Gazyva for previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia
ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche said on Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had...
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AI Model Uses Serial Imaging to Predict Lung Cancer Tx Response
Deep learning integrates CT scans from multiple time points to improve clinical outcome predictions
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Dabigatran Does Not Beat Aspirin for Preventing Recurrent Stroke
Efficacy similar to aspirin for preventing recurrent stroke after embolic stroke of undetermined source
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Cannabis Legalization Not Tied to Higher Health Care Utilization
Compared to control states, length of stay and costs did not change significantly in Colorado
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Avelumab + Axitinib Approved for Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Treatment combination demonstrated longer progression-free survival versus sunitinib in randomized trial
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FDA Approves Venetoclax for Chronic, Small Lymphocytic Leukemia
In randomized trial, drug demonstrated statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival
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Benzodiazepines in early pregnancy tied to heightened risk of miscarriage
By Linda Carroll Pregnant women who take a class of drugs that’s often prescribed for...
Read MoreFew black patients get buprenorphine for opioid addiction
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While the number of Americans getting drug treatment for opioid addiction is on the rise, a new study suggests that gains may be concentrated among white patients and people who can pay...
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Israel regulator warns of medical cannabis bubble, eyes Australia pact
By Ari Rabinovitch and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Medical cannabis could become an...
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