University Of Pittsburgh

NEW YORK — Laura K. Ferris, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology at University of Pittsburgh, discussed the impact of a primary care–based melanoma screening intervention implemented at their cancer center at the HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies meeting.

NEW YORK — Primary care physician–based screening may increase screening rates for melanoma among men and older individuals, according to a speaker at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.

Psychiatric illness, corticosteroid use, narcotic use, low hemoglobin levels and a high number of IBD-related hospitalizations were predictive of high health care use and costs in the following year for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to recent study data.

High levels of bioavailable estradiol and testosterone are associated with a decreased risk for fracture among women independent of race or ethnicity, study data show.

An electronically based alert program for primary care physicians was linked with an increased the rate of shingles vaccination among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a recently published study.

Abdominal contouring with monsplasty improved urinary distress in patients who had undergone major weight loss surgery, according to study results published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal.

LAS VEGAS — The institution of a patient-centered medical home for patients with inflammatory bowel disease resulted in less visits to the ED, less hospitalizations and overall improved quality of life in the first year, according to a presenter at ACG 2016.

Antifungal treatment with voriconazole yielded safety and efficacy outcomes in children with invasive aspergillosis, invasive candidiasis and esophageal candidiasis similar to those in adults, according to study data published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Pyrethroid head lice treatments have decreased in efficacy during the past 30 years, likely because of indiscriminate and widespread use, according to recent study findings.

The Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation has announced the winners of its inaugural Sherman Prize for Excellence in Crohn’s and Colitis, acknowledging their achievements in advancing patient care, medical research and public service in inflammatory bowel disease.