Q&A

Pediatrics
Pediatrics
11/14/2018
Dimitri Diavatopoulos, PhD, from the Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands, answers our questions about controlling pertussis incidence worldwide.
11/14/2018
Hypertension
Hypertension
11/13/2018
Consultant360 spoke with Blánaid Hicks, PhD, BSc, from Queen’s University Belfast, whose study found that the use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors may be tied to an increased lung cancer risk...
11/13/2018
HIV infection
HIV infection
11/07/2018
Do comorbidities and polypharmacy lead to virologic failure in all populations living with HIV? This was the focus of recent research presented at IDWeek 2018.
11/07/2018
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
10/31/2018
New research presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week 2018 suggests that 2 key indicators of renal function may help assess the likelihood of experien
10/31/2018
Influenza Vaccine
Influenza Vaccine
10/30/2018
The 2017-2018 influenza season was quite severe, resulting in a reported 183 deaths among children alone.1 Influenza activity soared to levels
10/30/2018
Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance
10/26/2018
Nearly 214,000 annual neonatal deaths are attributed to septic infections caused by antibiotic resistant pathogens, which epitomizes an antibiotic resistance crisis among infants. ...
10/26/2018
colonic adenomas
colonic adenomas
10/26/2018
A 6-minute withdrawal time during screening and surveillance colonoscopy—the standard of care—has been known to improve adenoma detection rate (ADR), a quality measure for...
10/26/2018
pregnancy
pregnancy
10/22/2018
Outcomes of pregnancy are well studied in various rheumatic diseases, yet data is limited on these outcomes for women with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
10/22/2018
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastrointestinal bleeding
10/16/2018
Kalpit Devani, MD, from East Tennessee State University answers our questions about his study presented at the ACG 2018 about early colonoscopy in acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
10/16/2018
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening
10/15/2018
David A Greenwald, MD, from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City discussed the state of US CRC screening during the Emily Couric Memorial Lecture at ACG 2018.
10/15/2018