Probiotics could be the answer to preventing C. Difficile in hospitals
How soon should they be administered and which probiotics were the most effective in preventing C....
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Hospital Medicine
Conference Highlights: DDW 2016
Treating Diabetes With Self-Assembling Magnets For a study, researchers evaluated the endoscopic...
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Do Doctors Make the Wrong Diagnosis in Their Own Investment Strategies?
Medicine is one of the highest-paying professions, but whether doctors are able to manage their...
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Alzheimer’s Could Stem From Infections, New Study Suggests
Could it be that Alzheimer’s disease stems from the toxic remnants of the brain’s attempt to fight...
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Patient Dies 90 Min After Live Broadcast Surgery
“In addition to his tumor, the patient had hepatitis and cirrhosis. Was he a good candidate?...
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Dengue fever’s economic ‘bite’ estimated in Lancet Infectious Disease article
In keeping with the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy’s (SIHP) mandate to inform health...
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Medical errors officially the third leading cause of death in U.S.
Physicians advocate for changes in how deaths are reported to better reflect reality. A new study...
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Conference Highlights: ASH 2016
Hypertension Linked With Nocturia Previous research has linked nocturia with hypertension and...
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Conference Highlights: ATS 2016
A Novel Approach to Reducing COPD Readmissions Motivational interviewing is a health coaching,...
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Antibiotics that kill gut bacteria also stop growth of new brain cells
Antibiotics strong enough to kill off gut bacteria can also stop the growth of new brain cells in...
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Conference Highlights: APS 2016
Physical Activity & Knee OA Pain Prior research has shown that physical activity may be...
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Conference Highlights: AATS 2016
Predicting Air Leaks After Pulmonary Resection Better identification of patients at risk for...
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WHO Issues New Hepatitis C Guidelines
Several new DAAs have been approved since WHO issued its first hepatitis C guidelines in 2014....
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Most people mistakenly believe they’re allergic to penicillin
Newswise — Although widely reported, true penicillin allergies are rare. It’s time for your...
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Conference Highlights: AUA 2016 for Surgeons
Surgery Vs Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer Few studies have compared the efficacy of radiotherapy...
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Conference Highlights: SCAI 2016
Improving PCI Outcomes PCI is a common procedure, but research indicates that PCI-related bleeding...
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Assessing Barriers to Eye Care Among Older Diabetics
If current trends continue, between one in five and one in three adults in the United States will...
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Pathogen-Directed Respiratory Infection Care
Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious public health threat and is an especially challenging...
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Prescription Drugs & Sexual Behaviors
According to recent research, the rates of overdose and death relating to non-medical use of...
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Examining AIDS-Defining Opportunistic Infections
Studies have shown that AIDS-defining opportunistic infection (AIDS-OIs) were a leading cause of...
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