Researchers used a comprehensive classification scheme of ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes to assess recent trends in the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in the US.
New survey data from Michigan Medicine suggest more than half of individuals taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have operated a vehicle shortly after use. Researchers say clearer guidelines about...
In a recent study, researchers sought to examine whether vaccination against influenza during hospitalization could affect health care utilization, fever, and infection following hospital discharge.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has released a new set of recommendations for the coprescription of naloxone in patients at high-risk for opioid overdose.
After demonstrating efficacy in a 6-month trial, a BP reduction intervention implemented in black barbershops was further tested for sustainability through 1 year. The results were encouraging.
Although current understanding of ischemic heart disease is that it is “multifactorial with predisposing modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors,” previous research has suggested that external factors...
The Infectious Diseases Society of America released an updated guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of seasonal influenza in patients who are at high risk for complications from the illness.
