New guideline recommendations for the treatment of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis
This guideline will reduce practice variation and promote high-quality, high-value care for patients with mild-moderate disease Bethesda, MD (Jan. 9, ...
Tag: Internal Medicine
New research shows that women with IBD are at greater risk of mental illness
For every 43 pregnancies, there is one extra case of mental illness in a woman with inflammatory bowel disease OTTAWA, ...
University of Cincinnati professor studies hamburger e. coli with NIAID grant
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Alison Weiss, PhD, professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology ...
Mechanism for impaired allergic inflammation in infants may explain hygiene hypothesis
The hygiene hypothesis says increased sanitation in industrialized countries has led to increases in asthmaCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The ...
Penn Highlands Healthcare first in the region to offer first FDA-approved lung valve for patients with severe COPD/emphysema
Credit: Penn Highlands Healthcare DUBOIS, Pa. - Penn Highlands Healthcare is the first medical facility in the region to offer ...
Screening donated blood for Zika not cost-effective
1. Screening all donated blood for Zika virus is not cost-effective in the United States Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-2238 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-3527 URLs ...
Scientists developed new mouse model of Hirschsprung's disease
About one in every 5,000 babies is born without enteric neurons in distal colon resulting in Hirschsprung's disease. Because of ...
Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia in patients with and without HIV
New Haven, Conn. -- Taking prescribed opioids raises the risk of pneumonia in individuals with and without HIV, a new ...
Opioid crisis roadmap overlooks gender
New Haven, Conn. - Women's Health Research at Yale (WHRY) is calling on a government committee to revise its report ...
Gut microbiome in digestive health: a new frontier in research
Special issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides updates on the relationship of the microbiome to specific digestive diseases and ...
Patients now living a median 6.8 years after stage IV ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis
According to the National Cancer Institute, patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) between the years 1995 and 2001 ...
Sexual/gender minority patients prefer written self-report for identity info collection
Researchers report greater satisfaction for patients when compared to verbal collection during emergency department visits Boston, MA -- Health care ...
For patients with kidney disease, genetic testing may soon be routine
DNA testing can identify a genetic culprit in about 10 percent of adults with chronic kidney disease and impacts treatment ...
Yale experts treat severe, disfiguring sarcoidosis with novel therapy
New Haven, Conn. -- An all-Yale team of researchers successfully treated a patient with disfiguring sarcoidosis, a chronic disease that ...
Medical scientists describe optimal immune therapeutic strategies for liver cancer
KAIST team presents a novel pathways involving T immune cell exhaustion, providing evidence and rationale for designing optimal strategies for ...
Annals of Internal Medicine embargoed news; Catheter ablation superior to standard drug
1. Catheter ablation superior to standard drug therapy for heart failure Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-0992 URLs go live when the embargo lifts ...
Study compares scheduled vs. emergency-only dialysis among undocumented immigrants
Bottom Line: A unique opportunity made it feasible for uninsured patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who received emergency-only dialysis in ...
Millions of Google searches for sexual harassment, assault since #MeToo
Bottom Line: An estimated 40 to 54 million Google searches for sexual harassment and assault were recorded in the United States ...
Simple method rescues stressed liver cells
Isolated human hepatocytes are essential tools in preclinical and clinical liver research, but cell quality is highly variable. Now, researchers ...
Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function
People with untreatable epilepsy may one day have a treatment: 'Convincing' their own cells to become the neurons they needCredit: ...
