Hospital Medicine

An electronic reminding system helped identify 3783 patients with anti-HCV antibody documentation.

The majority of adverse effects reported were considered mild.

More than 3000 people per day in India have died of COVID-19 since April 28.

Patients who utilized virtual and in-person visits had comparable numbers of follow-ups, referrals, and outpatient surgeries.

The companies announce plans to submit a Biologics License Agreement for the mRNA-based vaccine.

The CDC currently recommends every pregnant woman screened for hepatitis C virus.

Animal models suggest the investigative treatment is safe and tolerable in treating retinal vascular diseases.

Females and older patients had higher rates of hospitalizations with CDI than males and younger patients.

Nearly a third of the US population has been fully vaccinated.

The PACIFIC study is currently evaluating health care management practice with intravitreal ranibizumab 0.5 mg for various ophthalmologic diseases.

Patients with multiple hospital visits were more likely to utilize more than one (conventional and/or alternative) pain relief technique.

Men, individuals with 15 years of type 2 diabetes, and those older than 55 years old had the greatest absolute risk reduction.

The study authors said that decentralizing dispensation of hepatitis C treatment re-engages patients.

There is a need for cost-effective treatments for HCV in low-income countries.

The US will send unused vaccines to India to help combat the growing pandemic.

COVID-19 patients receiving at least 2 antibiotics were at a higher CDI risk.

An expert writes on the value of shared knowledge into the intricacies of allergic risks.

Dr. Anthony Fauci believes the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause will soon end.

A trio of experts from the Cleveland Clinic join Dr. Rizzo for a talk on lung transplant trends and challenges in the US.

Raising awareness about proper treatment adherence is one method of working toward eliminating hepatitis C.

Patients with C. diff infections had nearly a 5 day longer length of hospital stay than a group without CDI.

FDA, CDC recommended halting use of the one-shot vaccine at all federal sites.

Cases continue to surge across the globe in several countries including India and Pakistan.

Medtronic claims the GI Genius module will help clinicals identify lesions in real time during a colonoscopy.

“[sCD163] showed a significant decline in eradicated cases of HCC after treatment,” the study authors wrote.