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This is the first US initiative in to address the potential role of screening and isolation of asymptomatic C. difficile carriers in an outbreak setting as an adjunct to standard infection prevention measures.

The model was tested using 402 normal and 708 AMD color fundus images, achieving a 95.45% average accuracy with a 10-fold cross validation strategy and a 91.17% average accuracy with blindfold validation.

Gun violence is an epidemic in the US, but research remains underfunded compared to other leading causes of mortality.

Factors influencing long-term ADHD medication continuity include child acceptance of treatment and parent-perceived need for and concerns about ADHD medication at 3 months.

The findings revealed a striking gender difference with boys, as the lead-ADHD association was significantly stronger, equating to a 149% increased risk.

Daily upadacitinib monotherapy 15 mg/30 mg met both primary endpoints with 52%/56% of methotrexate patients achieving ACR50 at week 12 and 48%/50% achieving clinical remission at week 24.

The biologic was previously approved for patients with hemophilia A with factor VIII inhibitors, but additional results indicated efficacy for patient without factor VIII inhibitors as well.

FDA accepts Genentech's supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and grants Priority Review to its product, emicizumab-kxwh (HEMLIBRA), for the treatment of hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors in both children and adults.

Husain discussed the overall challenges of making a structure part of the culture in an environment like the emergency department—one that is hectic by nature.

The therapy, currently approved in oral and injectable formulations, is being considered for adult women with symptoms.

Researchers in Baltimore found a connection between prenatal complications, genetic risk, and the impact on neurodevelopmental conditions in children.

Automatic alerts can reduce unnecessary testing, which might produce false-positives.

The panel is intended for use by physicians as an aid for safe and effective pain management.

The first study to explore long-term impact of AIDS activism finds posttraumatic stress responses concurrent with posttraumatic growth.

In both phase 3 studies, bremelanotide met the pre-specified co-primary efficacy endpoints of improvement in desire and decrease in distress associated with low sexual desire.

Physicians can play an important role in helping patients define what dying well means to them and, when the time comes, help them make choices that are best for themselves and their families.

Husain spoke about how important it is for staff to know their roles in the ED, and how vital it is to have each member working to the top of their certifications.

A trial of 2 different vitamin D supplementation methods found that one of them is capable of reducing recurrent wheezing in preterm infants.

The therapy, when combined with oral antidepressant, reported a 70% reduction in relapse risk for depression versus standard-of-care.

There was a dose-response pattern of psychological distress associated with significantly increased risk for COPD, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis.

After rejecting the drug in 2017, the FDA approved the 2 mg dose of baricitinib (Olumiant) for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Husain details the importance of the hospital administration's role in providing structure to an otherwise chaotic environment such as the emergency department.

Husain spoke about improving the emergency department processes at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Risk of antidepressant use decreased as the time after abortion increased.

Express Scripts announces a new Rare Conditions Care Value program for rare disease patients with introduction support service of Second Opinion in partnership with PinnacleCare.

Those with hypertension had roughly 2.5 times more inpatient costs, almost twice the outpatient cost, and roughly triple the prescription medication cost annually.

A survey of internal medicine residents found that differing professional needs and perceptions of the field of cardiology were strongly associated with decisions to pursue or avoid cardiology careers.

The fluticasone propionate nasal spray is indicated for treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis, as well as the management of sinus pain and pressure associated with pediatric rhinitis.

The submission is backed by an extensive clinical and nonclinical data package comprised of 15 studies.

Saby George, MD, FACP, and Dena Battle, president of nonprofit patient advocacy group, KCCure, discussapproval of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) therpay combination for kidney cancer.