University Of California Davis
Novel percutaneous VAD for high risk-PCI feasible, safe in small study
Use of a novel miniaturized, expandable percutaneous ventricular assist device was shown to be feasible and potentially safe in a small study of six high-risk patients undergoing PCI, a speaker reported.
‘Pain is normal’: The frustrating present and possible future of osteoarthritis treatment
When it comes to patients with osteoarthritis adopting, much less maintaining, an exercise regimen to improve their condition, most rheumatologists have just one thought: “Easier said than done.”
Opioid tapering associated with more hospital visits, fewer primary care visits
Opioid tapering was associated with “unintended negative consequences,” including fewer primary care visits, more hospitalization and ED visits and reduced chronic condition medicine adherence, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Telehealth reduces patient costs, greenhouse gas emissions
Telehealth use for ambulatory services had positive impacts on patient travel distances, time and costs as well as greenhouse emissions, a study published in Telemedicine and e-Health found.
SER-109 well-tolerated, reduces recurrent C. difficile infection through 24 weeks
SER-109, an investigational oral microbiome therapeutic, was well-tolerated and durably reduced rates of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection through 24 weeks, with benefits showing as early as week 2, data show.
Researchers identify preferable GFR equations with, without race coefficient
The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration 2021 equation for estimating GFR proved to be the least biased and most accurate GFR equation among potential living donors, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
Trajectory of lung function ‘varies considerably’ after ILD diagnosis
It is important to consider interstitial lung disease subtypes when applying progressive fibrosing ILD criteria, researchers concluded in an analysis published in European Respiratory Journal.
Round Table: In-office needle arthroscopy has potential to transform outpatient care
Minimally invasive procedures have flourished within orthopedic surgery during the past few decades as surgeons have continually sought out faster recovery times and improved clinical outcomes.
‘Clearly already scared’: Rheumatology providers, patients brace for Roe v. Wade reversal
The news that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade sent a shockwave through all corners of the United States.
Total posterior spine system is a cost-effective option for spondylolisthesis, stenosis
Compared with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, the Total Posterior Spine System by Premia Spine is a more cost-effective option for treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis and stenosis, according to results.