Conference Highlights: AIDS 2016
New research was presented at AIDS 2016, the International AIDS Conference, from July 18 to 22 in...
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Hospital Medicine
Top 6 Factors Critical to Predicting Pneumonia in Older Adults
Data commonly available in EMRs can stratify older adults into groups with varying subsequent...
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ASM Microbe 2016: Conference Highlights
Highlights from ASM Microbe 2016 include PrEP use and racial disparities, new bacteria causing...
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2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines: Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
New recommendations published online July 14 in Clinical Infectious Diseases replace the previous...
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Trends in HIV Care
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has provided statistics on the...
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Needle Exchange Cuts HIV Transmission
Research has shown that needle exchange programs can effectively lower the risk of HIV...
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Advances in Managing Multiple Sclerosis
According to recent estimates, about 400,000 people in the United States live with multiple...
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2016 Recommendations for Antiretroviral Drugs for the Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection
In a report appearing in the July 12 issue of JAMA, an HIV/AIDS theme issue, Huldrych F. Gunthard,...
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PrEP can reduce new HIV cases by a third among MSM over next 10 years
A daily pill to prevent HIV infection can reduce new cases among men who have sex with men (MSM)...
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The Generational Differences in Healthcare Technology
For decades marketers have tailored their messages and delivery tactics based on the target...
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Updated Stroke Prevention Guidelines
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) have updated guidelines...
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ED Patient Views on Pain Care
Pain continues to be one of the top reasons for patients seeking care at EDs, but little is known...
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Examining Emergency Department Returns for Kidney Stones
According to published estimates, kidney stones afflict nearly one in 11 people in the United...
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Post-Op Weekend Admissions & Discharges
Hospital readmission is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures and...
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Ulcerative Colitis Treatments: Comparing Mortality
According to data from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, ulcerative colitis (UC) is...
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Should Doctors and Nurses Wear Scrubs in Public?
Being “old school,” I don’t like to see people wearing scrubs outside of the hospital. But there...
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Heroes in Medicine: Daniel R. Lattanzi, MD
Congratulations to Daniel R. Lattanzi, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for...
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Cardiac Rehab & Heart Failure
According to recent estimates, heart failure (HF) affects an estimated 6 million Americans, and...
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Maximizing Patient & Caregiver Care
For many patients, the impact of cancer can extend far beyond their personal journey with the...
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Highlights from CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2015
Since the earliest year of data collection, the prevalence of most health-risk behaviors has...
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