New HIV antiretroviral guidelines embrace PrEP, early ART
The International Antiviral Society–USA has updated its recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs to treat or to prevent HIV infection in adults.
In light of new evidence emerging since... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 3, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Driving skills already affected with mild cognitive impairment
TORONTO – Patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment made significantly more errors during a complex test of driving skills and showed altered brain activity while performing this test in a... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 3, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
FDA grants fast track status to volixibat
The Food and Drug Administration has granted fast track status to volixibat, an investigational treatment manufactured by Shire.
“The FDA’s fast track is a process designed to facilitate the... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 3, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
U.S. to jump-start antibiotic resistance research
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing $67 million to help U.S. health departments address antibiotic resistance and related patient safety concerns.
The new funding was made... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 3, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Simple colon surgery bundle accelerated outcomes improvement
SAN DIEGO – Implementation of a simple colon bundle decreased the rate of colonic and enteric resections faster, compared with improvements seen for other procedures, according to a study that... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 2, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
In septic shock, vasopressin not better than norepinephrine
Vasopressin was no better than norepinephrine in preventing kidney failure when used as a first-line treatment for septic shock, according to a report published online Aug. 2 in JAMA.
In a... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 2, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Interhospital patient transfers must be standardized
Imagine the following scenario: a hospitalist on the previous shift accepted a patient from another hospital and received a verbal sign-out at the time of acceptance. Now, 14 hours later, a bed at... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 1, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Daily fish oil dose boosts healing after heart attack
A daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil significantly improved heart function in adults after heart attacks, based on data from a randomized trial of 358 heart attack survivors. The... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 1, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Post-AMI death risk model has high predictive accuracy
An updated risk model based on data from patients presenting after acute myocardial infarction to a broad spectrum of U.S. hospitals appears to predict with a high degree of accuracy which patients... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 1, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Two incretin-based drugs linked to increased bile duct disease but not pancreatitis
At least two incretin-based drugs – glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors – do not appear to increase the risk of acute pancreatitis in individuals with diabetes but... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 1, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Study highlights cardiovascular benefits, lower GI risks of low-dose aspirin
Resuming low-dose aspirin after an initial lower gastrointestinal bleed significantly increased the chances of recurrence but protected against serious cardiovascular events, based on a single-center... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 1, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
WHO analysis: Cost of new HCV meds unaffordable globally
The cost of new medicines for patients infected with hepatitis C virus vary widely around the globe, especially when adjusted for national wealth, results from an economic analysis led by World... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 30, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Scant evidence for how to avoid seclusion, restraint in psychiatric patients
Very little evidence exists for how to avoid using seclusion and restraints when de-escalating aggression in psychiatric patients in acute care settings, a recent report from the Agency for... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 30, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Postop delirium linked to greater long-term cognitive decline
Patients with postoperative delirium have significantly worse preoperative short-term cognitive performance and significantly greater long-term cognitive decline, compared with patients without... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 29, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Skin rash in recent traveler? Think dengue fever
BOSTON – Maintain clinical suspicion for dengue fever among individuals with recent travel to endemic areas who present with a rash and other signs and symptoms of infection, an expert advised at the... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 29, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
