Handheld Echocardiography Ups Rheumatic Heart Dz Detection
Auscultation alone is poor screening test; handheld echocardiography significantly improves detection
Over Two Dozen Test Positive for TB at Kansas High School
Officials testing all who might have been in close contact with the first confirmed case of TB
CDC: Patients Frequently Choose ERs Further From Home
Visits within metropolitan statistical areas less likely to occur at the ER closest to home
Brentuximab Vedotin Ups Survival After SCT in Hodgkin’s
Progression-free survival up when given as early consolidation after autologous stem-cell transplant
ACC Releases Latest Training Recs for Cardiology Fellows
COCATS 4 updates training recommendations and includes communication, practice-based learning
Patient Status at ICU Discharge, Not Timing, Predicts Survival
After adjustment for markers of illness severity at discharge, time of discharge does not predict survival
In-Clinic Health Coaching Improves Cardiometabolic Health
Participants receiving health coaching by medical assistants have improved hemoglobin A1c, LDL
Strength Training May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Asian Workers
Association stronger in male and female workers aged 50 and older than in younger workers
Antipsychotics May Up Risk of Premature Death in Dementia
Risk dose-dependent among patients taking newer, more commonly used antipsychotics
FDA Approves Cholbam for Rare Bile Acid Synthesis Disorders
Drug is approved as an oral treatment for children aged 3 weeks and older, and adults
