The AIDS 2020 conference began this week, with organizers opting for a digital format because of travel concerns related to COVID-19. Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and the San Francisco co-chair of the conference, told Healio that although the inability to hold the meeting in person was “heartbreaking,” there are
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Shamik Bafna, MD, discusses the VisuMax 800 femtosecond laser for the treatment of myopia…
The power of biologics in treating rheumatoid arthritis bested the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in this year’s RheumMadness tournament, coming out ahead as the…
Nonallergy health care professionals can safely perform direct oral penicillin challenges to delabel low-risk patients, according to a study published in Journal of Infection.“Inaccurate penicillin…
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HOUSTON — Consulting with an infectious disease physician can shorten antibiotic prescriptions for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia and move patients from IV to oral antibiotics more…
In addition to suffering with cystic fibrosis, patients with this condition often contract lung infections that are difficult to treat; however, an upcoming study may…
In a large Danish cohort, heart failure was a more significant CV complication than stroke after diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, which became more common over…
Symptoms of depression among frontline COVID-19 nurses decreased after using a mindfulness app for 1 month, according to results published in Annals of the American…
Use of a palliative care screening tool within 24 hours of ICU admission vs. traditional consultative methods helped identify more patients in need of this…
