Opioid-related gifts from pharma companies linked to physician prescribing by specialty
Credit: Hollander, et al, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 30, 2019 - Physicians who received gifts from ...
Tag: Internal Medicine
IU School of Medicine researcher awarded NIH grant for cirrhosis clinical trial
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine An Indiana University School of Medicine researcher has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million ...
Decision support tool reduces unneeded referrals of low-risk patients with chest pain
Credit: Children's National Hospital NEW ORLEANS-Few events strike more fear in parents than hearing their child's heart "hurts." When primary ...
Bacterial lifestyle alters the evolution of antibiotic resistance
Credit: Vaughn Cooper, Ph.D. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23, 2019 - How bacteria live -- whether as independent cells or in a ...
Transient and long-term disruption of gut microbes after antibiotics
Antibiotic treatment can disrupt the gut microbiome at the strain level, with changes lasting as long as 6 monthsCredit: UAB ...
IOF report underscores urgent need to maintain mobility in the world’s older population
Launched for World Osteoporosis Day, a new edition of the IOF Compendium of Osteoporosis highlights alarming increases in dependency ratios ...
Plant-based foods and Mediterranean diet associated with healthy gut microbiome
Credit: UEG (Barcelona, October 21, 2019) A study presented at UEG Week 2019 has shown that specific foods could provide ...
Respiratory diseases linked with high blood pressure in lungs
MU researcher examines underlying conditions causing pulmonary hypertensionCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Pulmonary hypertension is a type of ...
American Journal of Roentgenology reviews vaping-associated lung injury findings
AJR details patterns of inhalation lung injury associated with vaporizers and e-cigarettes: hypersensitivity pneumonitis, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, ...
Lymphoma stage at diagnosis may predict when and where new cancer forms
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center With improved treatments, especially the use of anti-cancer immunotherapies, more than two-thirds of all ...
New capsule can orally deliver drugs that usually have to be injected
Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the small intestineCredit: MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA ...
Distributing essential medicines for free resulted in a 44% increase in adherence
Study also found some improved health outcomes with free distribution of essential medicinesCredit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO - A new ...
University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Monica Kraft and Marti Lindsey receive AZBio Awards
Monica Kraft, MD, named 2019 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year; Marti Lindsey, PhD, named 2019 Michael A. Cusanovich Arizona ...
Ingestible sensor allows patients to be independent but still supported during TB treatment
100% of patients in US, trial were cured and preferred the new technology with the potential to revolutionize the treatment ...
Immune cell identity crisis: What makes a liver macrophage a liver macrophage?
Findings outline fundamental cellular process for the first time, enabling future studies of how macrophage malfunction contributes to liver diseaseCredit: ...
UIC researchers tackle opioid use among kidney disease patients
NIH awards UIC $2.8 millionCredit: UI Health The University of Illinois at Chicago has received $2.8 million in funding from ...
Most kidney transplants between people with HIV have long-term success
Recipients living with HIV show no indication of secondary infection with donor HIV strainCredit: NIAID People living with HIV who ...
TTUHSC researchers use NHANES to search for hypothyroid-sleep apnea link
Study indicates hypothyroidism patients are more likely to develop the sleep disorderCredit: TTUHSC Several past studies have sought to determine ...
Microneedle biosensor accurately detects patient’s antibiotic levels in real time
Credit: Imperial College London / Timothy Rawson et al. Lancet Digital Health 2019 Small, non-invasive patches worn on the skin ...
AI system accurately detects key findings in chest X-rays of pneumonia patients within 10 seconds
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare From 20 minutes or more to 10 seconds. Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and Stanford University say 10 ...