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...
Guideline title 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Release date January 24, 2018
Prior version 2013
Developer American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke...
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...
Primary care teams are underpowered. Teams do not maximally redistribute team functions when clinicians are diverted from activities where they add the most value. This commentary describes "advanced team care with in-room support" as a way to "power-up" primary care teams. In this core team ...
Abstract
IMPORTANCE:
Subclinical hypothyroidism, defined as an elevated serum thyrotropin (often referred to as thyroid-stimulating hormone, or TSH) level with normal levels of free thyroxine (FT4) affects up to 10% of the adult population.
OBSERVATIONS:
Subclinical ...
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Organizational health literacy (OHL) is the degree to which health care organizations implement strategies to make it easier for patients to understand health information, navigate the health care system, engage in the health care process, and manage their ...
Early-stage prostate cancer can be treated in different ways. The three main ways are active surveillance, surgery, and radiotherapy. Active surveillance means having your prostate checked every few months to make sure the cancer is not spreading. Surgery would take out the...
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...
BACKGROUND
Point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein (CRP) may be a way to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics without harming patients who have acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
METHODS
We performed a multicenter, open-label,...
