Family Medicine

An unplanned pregnancy can translate into a multitude of health factors and risks for both the mother and the baby.

Just 7% of patients in the BPA group suffered a recurrent CDI episode within 14-56 days of initiating treatment.

The ongoing PIANO registry is designed to keep real time data on the outcomes of pregnant patients with IBD.

Dr. Paller speaks of the AD-GAP study, which shared insights on moderate to severe atopic dermatitis from patients, caregivers, and independent physicians.

Clinicians identified key strategies that could improve the challenge of treating lower back pain in emergency departments.

In research presented virtually at IDWeek 2021, investigators with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a review of nursing home antibiotic stewardship citation deficiencies in order to improve implementation.

Maralixibat oral solution is indicated for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome.

Incarceration history and current opioid agonist treatment was associated with antibody testing.

Healthcare provider knowledge on fecal microbiota transplantation as a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease is still lacking.

Dr. Diaz said patience is important in understanding the challenges patients with ADHD face during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Yamalis Diaz said ADHD is often under-diagnosed.

New study finds that telehealth is a viable option for treating sickle cell anemia patients in rural populations.

There was also a reduction of ASD diagnoses.

The accuracy of transient elastography following a sustained virologic response was considered poor.

The FODMAP diet is considered a preferable option for patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

As predicted, previous asthma during early childhood was a strong risk factor for asthma in young adulthood.

Voxelotor has the potential to decrease long-term problems in pediatric sickle cell disease.

Kim Smith-Whitley, MD, discussed her research on voxelotor as treatment for children with sickle cell disease.

Anxiety, social support, mother-infant relationship, and infant temperament all improved after a 1-day CBT-based workshop.

Voxelotor study results show it’s just as effective in children as adults and adolescents.

Dr. Amar Deshpande said more safety studies are needed before examining whether multiple biologics can be used to treat IBD.

There was an association between maternal BMI prepregnancy and offspring ADHD risk.

Derek Jones, VP Enterprise Strategy, Americas at Deputy, explains how healthcare facilities should hire extra shift workers.

Serum concentrations of aminotransferases improved for HCC-DAA and DAA-HCC groups 1 year following surgery.

Patients with lower pain intensity were more accepting of telemedicine treatments.