New guide for clinicians aims to improve UTI care
Millions of times a year, Americans seek urgent treatment for painful, embarrassing urinary tract infections. But while they…
Nudges to clinicians and patients increase the rate of influenza vaccination
Patients were 28 percent more likely to get a flu shot when they got a text message reminder…
Faster hepatitis C treatment with interdisciplinary primary care
Background: Hepatitis C virus treatment is increasingly being offered in primary care because medications now require less frequent…
Severe vitamin D deficiency linked to higher hospitalizations for respiratory tract infections
Severe vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher rate of hospitalization for respiratory tract infections such as…
To knock down health-system hurdles between you and HIV prevention, try these 6 things
A couple of years ago, Matthew Hurley got the kind of text people fear. It said: “When was…
Patients pass on these life-saving drugs too often, says Erie doctor
Erie PA doctor discusses drugs more patients should be taking UPMC Hamot’s Dr. David Hutzel says more people…
The Double-Dipping Scandal: How TPAs Are Exploiting Both Corporations And Clinics — Dr James Jeremiah
In Malaysia’s private health care ecosystem, the rise of third party administrators (TPAs) was once hailed as a…
UCLA experts call for individualized heart monitoring in breast cancer survivors
As breast cancer survival rates continue to climb – 4.3 million women in the U.S. are currently living…
AI-powered app matches human-led programs in diabetes prevention
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report that an AI-powered…
Can introducing peanuts early prevent allergies? Real-world data confirms it helps
New evidence from a large U.S. primary care network shows that early peanut introduction, endorsed in 2015 and…
Anaphylaxis antidote underprescribed for schoolchildren in England
Less than half of schoolchildren in England who are at risk of a serious and potentially life-threatening allergic…
Study provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve lung cancer screening rates
Lung cancer screening might be the best-kept secret in health care today. Only about 16 percent of those…