Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action From the Nation’s Leading Physician and Public Health Professional Organizations
The editors at Annals of Internal Medicine are deeply saddened by the tragic mass shootings in Ohio and Texas. Our hearts go...
Interview with Joanna Paladino, MD, author of Communication Strategies for Sharing Prognostic Information With Patients: Beyond Survival Statistics
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and NORC at The University of Chicago, created the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use to develop and implement a bundle of...
Public Agenda was commissioned by United Hospital Fund to conduct focus groups on what parents of low-income children in the New York City metro area think about screening for social determinants of health at their pediatrician's office. Although parents had some reservations about discussing...
Family physicians are in the unique position to address risky alcohol use among women of childbearing age that could lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), a leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities. Research shows that alcohol SBI, which includes short...
Candida auris (also called C. auris) is a fungus that causes serious infections. Patients with C. auris infection, their family members and other close contacts, public health officials, laboratory staff, and healthcare personnel can all help stop it from spreading....
Importance
Screening for HBV infection during pregnancy identifies women whose infants are at risk of perinatal transmission. Data from a nationally representative sample showed a prevalence of maternal HBV infection of 85.8 cases per 100,000 deliveries from 1998 to 2011 (0.09% of live-...
Menopause is inevitable for women. Its symptoms are uncomfortable and distressing. For women to best cope with menopause, it is useful to firmly establish the onset so that appropriate counseling can follow. In this podcast, an expert in this field, Nanette Santoro, MD, from the University of...
What is rotavirus?
Rotavirus is a common stomach and intestinal illness. It mostly affects babies and young children. It is one of the most common causes of severe diarrhea. Almost all children will have a rotavirus infection by the time they are 5 years old.
Rotavirus is highly...
Given the evidence of high 5- and 10-year survivorship rates for localized prostate cancer, the effect of treatment on symptom-related quality of life is an important consideration for men choosing among available treatment options. Two PCORI-funded studies published in the March 21, 2017 issue...
