University Of Vermont
Rheumatology referrals often lack key details of patients’ inflammatory arthritis
Key details expressing arthralgia duration, morning stiffness or joint examination findings are often missing from rheumatology referral letters for inflammatory arthritis, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.
Highlights from the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
This week, Healio provided live coverage of the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, an annual collaboration between the AAP, Academic Pediatrics Association, American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research.
Unique barriers for parents of children with type 1 diabetes in rural areas
Parents of children with type 1 diabetes living in rural areas report unique barriers to health care, including distance from support systems, unreliable technology resources and lack of diabetes understanding in the community, data show.
Eligibility criteria more likely to exclude minorities from lymphoma clinical trials
Up to one-quarter of those seeking clinical trial enrollment for novel front-line therapies to treat diffuse large B-cell lymphoma are excluded based on organ function laboratory values, study results showed.
Racial, ethnic minorities less likely to receive advanced therapies for pulmonary embolism
Members of racial and ethnic minority groups had lower odds of receiving advanced therapies for pulmonary embolism and higher odds of in-hospital mortality compared with white individuals, according to study results.
Risk prediction from low HDL varies by race
Low HDL was associated with CHD risk among white adults but not Black adults, and high HDL was not protective of risk in either, researchers reported.
Most thyroid cancers still detected in asymptomatic patients
In an international cohort of adults undergoing thyroid cancer surgery, most cancers were discovered among those with no thyroid-referable symptoms and 34% were symptomatic, according to study data.
Primary care intervention increases prescriptions for SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists
A 30-minute educational intervention for primary care physicians increased prescribing rates of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists among patients with type 2 diabetes and risk factors for atherosclerotic CVD, according to researchers.
Exercise protocol enhanced training response for women in cardiac rehabilitation
An exercise protocol that combined high-intensity interval training and intensive lower-extremity resistance training enhanced training response in women undergoing cardiac rehabilitation compared with standard exercise training.
Monetary-based contingency management improves outcomes in opioid use disorder
Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis supported the use of contingency management for addressing significant clinical problems among patients who received medication for opioid use disorder.