Genes that drive glucose levels also drive heart disease
MUNICH – A group of 12 genes that influence blood sugar appears to help drive the risk of heart disease, independent of type 2 diabetes.
The genome-wide association study determined that every 1... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Medical quality beats patient comfort
A good way to survive an acute myocardial infarction is to go to the best hospital.
Some patients seem to have found out where those are. For those of us who want to know where to go and what to... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Postnatally acquired Zika infection in children usually mild
The clinical course of postnatally acquired Zika virus disease in children younger than 18 years is mild and rarely results in severe illness or death, reported Alyson Goodman, MD, and her associates... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
GAO report calls out HHS for misdirecting ACA reinsurance funds
The Health and Human Services department is failing to properly administer a reinsurance program under the Affordable Care Act by unlawfully diverting funds intended for the U.S. Treasury, according... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 29, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
New chikungunya diagnostic assay proves quick, effective
A reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) assay was able to quickly and effectively identify chikungunya virus (CHIKV), according to a study published in PLOS Neglected... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 29, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Ceftazidime-avibactam stands up to CRE, but resistance a problem
Intravenous ceftazidime-avibactam successfully treated 59% of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections, and 76% of patients remained alive at 30 days, according to a retrospective... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 29, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Nonsexual secondary Zika virus case confirmed in Utah
We report a rapidly... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 29, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Heart failure risk with individual NSAIDs examined in study
Nine popular painkillers – including traditional NSAIDs and cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors – are associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults, based on data... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 28, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Adjunctive azithromycin cuts postcesarean infection
Adding a single intravenous dose of azithromycin to standard antibiotic prophylaxis further reduces maternal infections without increasing neonatal adverse outcomes after nonelective cesarean... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 28, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Reimbursement hurdles hinder Entresto use in HFrEF
ORLANDO – Use of sacubitril/valsartan to treat patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) became a class I recommendation in both the U.S. and European heart failure... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 28, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Planning, education smooth transition to longer-acting clotting factors
ORLANDO – Transitioning patients with hemophilia from standard clotting factor concentrates to newer extended half-life products takes planning, education, and a little patience, but the payoff can... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 27, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Hospital managers identify barriers to antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship programs are being introduced in hospitals internationally amidst the problem of escalating antimicrobial resistance. But sustained behavioral change in the area of... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 27, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
CABG best for diabetes patients with CKD – or is it?
ROME – The use of coronary artery bypass graft surgery for revascularization in patients with multivessel CAD and comorbid diabetes plus chronic kidney disease was associated with a significantly... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 27, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Aspirin not prescribed appropriately to cut cardiovascular risk in diabetes
MUNICH – Many patients with diabetes who could benefit from low-dose aspirin therapy may not be getting it – and many who are getting aspirin should not be, according to data presented at the annual... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 27, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Nearly half of patients readmitted after liver transplant
Nearly half of patients were readmitted to the hospital within 90 days of liver transplantation, according to a single-center retrospective study.
“As readmission portends decreased survival, an... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 27, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
