Hospital Medicine

Both a higher self-reported water intake and a greater measured 24-h urine volume were tied to an increased DED prevalence.

All 6 screening strategies using wrist-worn wearable devices were estimated to be more effective than no screening.

Study data show 14% of eyes managed with intravitreal therapy in routine clinical care experienced ≥ 10 letter loss.

At the 2022 ASPC annual meeting, Dr. Gluckman highlights the overall impact of the economic cost of cardiovascular disease and the role of prevention.

The worldwide burden of vision loss continues to climb, but there may be solutions with regards to better access to care and improved screening.

The latest EUA, for two-dose NVX-CoV2373, introduces a protein-based adjuvant vaccine to the COVID-19 prevention market.

Nearly half of the study cohort did not fill a statin prescription within 90 days after an ASCVD event.

Nonmetropolitan counties have a lower density of ophthalmologists compared to metropolitan counties.

Both the incidence and prevalence of the liver disease were higher in men than they were in women.

Washington DC, Hawaii, Oklahoma, California, Tennessee, West Virginia, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, Louisiana, Kentucky, and New York all had HBV-related mortality rates higher than the national average.

Travis Vandergriff, MD, discusses the unique collaboration with ophthalmologists and urologists in the rare skin condition.

The interventional pulmonology specialist discusses new technology and devices available for diagnosing lung cancer.

The increase was highest for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black Women.

A dive into the manifestation of the rare skin condition, and the impactful role of dermatologists in diagnosing it early.

Dr. Martin explores the explosion of new consumer technologies and how to close the gap in disparities between data collection and using the data in practice.

Field leader Carla Lamb, MD, discusses advances to evaluating and treating chronic diseases including lung cancer and COPD in this latest episode.

Dr. Rindos emphasizes the importance of referring patients to an OBGYN if they're experiencing heavy bleeding or painful cramping.

Abortion is much safer than having a term delivery and actually reduces the patient's chance of death–from a purely scientific perspective, which Aziz said, is the perspective all physicians should hold when they approach difficult situations.

Dr. Rindos discusses the intricacies of diagnosing and treating uterine fibroids, which develop in the majority of women.

Investigators presented the study at the Netherlands Ophthalmological Society Annual Congress, noting a potential cause for this trend could be the heightened cautiousness of surgical teams following the 2 month intermission due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At 12 months, the mean VA change from baseline was 17.6 for BRVO patients and 18.6 for CRVO patients in the Netherlands.

New research from the UK suggests educational tools for caregivers are in use and beneficial, but none are universally applied.

In the Archway trial, 93.2% of patients preferred treatment with ranibizumab delivered via the PDS compared to only 1.3% of patients who preferred intravitreal injections.

New data suggest race and ethnicity, income, education, rural vs urban residence, and living in a food desert all were independently associated with poor diet quality.

The study popuation had a higher visual acuity at 12 months, despite receiving fewer aflibercept injections.