Rush University Medical Center
Midlife heart health potential risk factor for early cognitive decline in Black women
Less than optimal heart health at midlife was associated with a decline in the mental processing speed of Black women, but not white women, researchers reported.
Hip dysplasia in athletes may not affect outcomes of arthroscopy for impingement
According to published results, hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement yielded similar 2-year outcomes for flexibility sport athletes with vs. without borderline hip dysplasia.
Early eczema onset increases risk for food allergies in children, researchers find
WASHINGTON — Early onset of eczema was associated with a greater number of food allergies in children, and the condition also increased the risk for asthma, according to research presented here.
VIDEO: Surgery performed in ASCs had greater cost savings vs. outpatient department
SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed shoulder and elbow procedures for Medicare patients performed at ASCs had greater cost savings compared with the same procedures performed at hospital outpatient departments.
VIDEO: Advanced practice providers maximize orthopedic patient satisfaction, outcome data
WAILEA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Allison Terry, PA-C, discussed how advanced practice providers, such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners, can help maximize orthopedic patient care.
VIDEO: Resident training program improves HCV screening rates, comfort with treatment
BOSTON — Residents who learn to screen and treat patients for hepatitis C virus infection in a primary care setting reported feeling more comfortable prescribing treatment, with improved screening rates reported, according to a poster.
VIDEO: Community-based care for homeless individuals with HCV achieves more than 80% SVR
BOSTON — Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, spoke with Healio about results from the END C study, which evaluated a community-based care model for hepatitis C virus infection among individuals at multiple community homeless sites in England.
VIDEO: Expert discusses HCV treatment during pregnancy, mother-to-child transmission
BOSTON — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, reviews three abstracts presented at The Liver Meeting related to pregnancy and pediatric treatments for hepatitis C virus infection.
VIDEO: Race, biomarkers among risk factors for HCC in spontaneously cleared HCV
BOSTON — According to an abstract at The Liver Meeting, patients of Hispanic ethnicity who had elevated liver enzymes at baseline remained at increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, despite spontaneously clearing hepatitis C virus.
VIDEO: Access to generic DAA treatment critical for HCV elimination
BOSTON — Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in low- and middle-income countries is key to global elimination efforts, according to an abstract presented at The Liver Meeting.