Life Expectancy Trends in HIV
Considerable improvements in survival among patients with HIV have occurred since the introduction...
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Infectious Disease
Making the Case for Early ID Specialist Involvement
In hospital settings, specialists are often consulted when managing patients with complex...
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Do Hospitals Profit From Surgical Errors?
It depends on what you read. A study of over 34,000 surgical procedures performed at a hospital...
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Flu Vaccination & Cardiovascular Outcomes
Studies have shown that recent influenza-like infection is a non-traditional cardiovascular...
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The Evolution of Medicine
Source: BestMedicalDegrees.com Modern medicine has helped lead to a surge in average life...
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Hospital Medicine 2014: Treating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in the ED
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) should not be treated...
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Surprising Results of Three Studies
I like studies that question accepted practices. I also like to question studies that question...
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Surgical Site Infection Rates: Good or Bad?
Postoperative acute care visits for clinically significant surgical site infections (SSIs)...
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CROI 2014: The Cancer Burden in HIV
The Particulars: Patients diagnosed with HIV have an increased cancer risk when compared with the...
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CROI 2014: Success With ED Opt-Out HIV Testing
The Particulars: Patients with acute HIV infection often seek medical care for their symptoms,...
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CROI 2014: Combination Therapy May Eradicate Hepatitis C
The Particulars: Little is known about the safety and efficacy of combination oral antiviral...
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COIR 2014: Mitigating Neuronal Injury in HIV
The Particulars: Research has shown that neurofilament light chain (NFL) in cerebrospinal fluid...
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CROI 2014: Relocating After an HIV Diagnosis
The Particulars: Retention in ongoing care is crucial to the health of people living with HIV, but...
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Updated Guidelines for HIV Care
According to the CDC, nearly 1.2 million Ameri-cans are living with HIV and about 50,000 people in...
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Screening for HIV
In the United States, an estimated 1.2 million people are infected with HIV, and about 50,000 new...
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Fist Bumps Instead of Handshakes?
Some well-intentioned researchers from West Virginia University published a small study claiming...
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Summary of New Healthcare Attire Guidelines
Are banning wrist watches and providing hooks for white coats realistic solutions for reducing...
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STS 2014: Preventing SSIs in CABG
The Particulars: Surgical site infections (SSIs) can increase mortality, readmission rates,...
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