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CMS issues guidance on containing spread of coronavirus
March 5, 2020
The agency published two guidance documents related to helping contain the spread of the coronavirus, primarily aimed at ensuring that health care providers are implementing proper infection control procedures.
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Opinion
Can this patient get IV contrast?
March 2, 2020
Patients with seafood allergy have a higher rate of reactions to iodinated contrast, but not at a higher rate than patients with other food allergies.
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Initial ultrasound assessment of appendicitis curbs costs
February 2, 2020
Patients at low to medium risk for appendicitis can benefit from initial ultrasound to assess need for further action.
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IBD: Inpatient opioids linked with outpatient use
January 26, 2020
Alternative analgesics should be considered for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Gunshot wound victims are at high risk for readmission
December 4, 2019
CHICAGO – Long-term outcomes of gun violence are still largely unknown.
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What’s new in hepatitis C: Four themes that dominated at the Liver Meeting
November 22, 2019
BOSTON – AASLD highlights included treatment of persons who inject drugs, new directions in pangenotypic therapy, benefits of sustained virologic response, preemptive therapy in donor-positive organ transplant.
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Geriatric IBD hospitalization carries steep inpatient mortality
November 21, 2019
SAN ANTONIO – A major unmet need exists for better guideline-directed management of geriatric patients hospitalized for IBD.
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Findings confirm link between methimazole and risk for acute pancreatitis
November 21, 2019
CHICAGO – However, there is no evidence of a cumulative dose effect.
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Treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection
November 18, 2019
Guidelines strongly recommend fecal microbiota transplantation for patients who have recurrences.
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Fewer bloodstream infections with FMT for C. difficile
November 4, 2019
Fecal microbiota transplantation for C. difficile infection is associated with fewer bloodstream infections and lower mortality than antibiotics.
