Patients Confused, Concerned About Diagnosis, Treatment of DCIS
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) report confusion and concern about diagnosis and treatment, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Cancer.Shoshana M. Rosenberg, Sc.D., M.P.H., from the…
Learn MoreMore Intensive LDL-C Lowering May Cut Recurrent Stroke Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with a history of ischemic stroke, more intensive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)-lowering statin-based therapies are associated with a decreased risk for recurrent stroke but an in…
Learn MoreNew Billing Guidelines Do Not Ease Burden of EHR Documentation
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There has been no meaningful reduction in electronic health record (EHR) documentation burden in association with implementation of new guidelines for outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) billing, accor…
Learn MoreHTN Risk Increased for Women Who Experience Sexual Violence
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who experience sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment have an increased risk for hypertension, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Rebe…
Learn MoreVascular, Obstetric Risks Higher for Women Conceiving With ART
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who conceive with assisted reproductive technology (ART) have a higher risk for vascular complications and adverse obstetric outcomes compared with women who conceive without ART, according to a study p…
Learn MoreLow Risk Seen for Second Allergic Reaction to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with an allergic reaction to their first dose of mRNA severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination, the risk for repeated immediate allergic and severe immediate aller…
Learn MoreNewborns Should Receive Vitamin K Within Six Hours of Birth
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin K should be administered as a single intramuscular dose for all newborns as prophylaxis for vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), according to a policy statement published in the March issue of Pediat…
Learn MoreBP Trajectory May ID Risk for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with blood pressure that increases or shows little or no decline during the first half of pregnancy are at substantially higher risk for developing a hypertensive disorder in the second half of pregnanc…
Learn MorePhysician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Feb. 14 to 18, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou…
Learn MoreU.S. Needs to Expand Naloxone Distribution
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Substantial increases in naloxone distribution are needed to avert opioid overdose deaths in the United States, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in The Lancet Public Health.Michael A. Irvine, Ph.D…
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