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Dr Joshua Rein Discusses the Next Steps of Cannabis Treatment for Kidney Disease
October 31, 2020
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The federal illegality and Schedule I listing of cannabis significantly impair our ability to conduct any kind of prospective clinical research, said Joshua L Rein, DO, FASN, a nephrologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City.
Review of Ketamine in ED for Acute Pain Finds Similar Efficacy to Other Pain Relief
October 30, 2020
Article
The study compared patients given-low-dose ketamine with those given morphine for acute pain relief.
Broad Testing for Multiple Genes Benefits Patients With Cancer, Relatives
October 30, 2020
Article
Researchers conducting broad next-generation sequencing discovered more actionable variants in patients and families than they would have otherwise; they did so by using a universal approach, rather than sticking with clinical guidelines.
11 Groups Join ACR in Opposition of UHC’s “Disastrous” Co-Pay Policy
October 30, 2020
Article
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has joined forces with other provider groups to oppose a plan proposed by UnitedHealthcare that would increase patients’ out-of-pocket costs.
30-Day Home Time Performance as a Hospital Quality Metric for Patients With Heart Failure
October 30, 2020
Article
The novel patient-centered performance metric was associated with readmission and mortality outcomes, as well as reclassification of hospital performance, compared with a CMS 30-day metric.
Study Finds Inhibitors Develop in Nonsevere Hemophilia A Earlier Than Previously Reported
October 30, 2020
Article
Up until now, it was thought most patients with hemophilia A developed inhibitors in middle-age. A new study suggests it usually happens in the early teens.
Dr Milena Murray on the Importance of Using People-First Language With Patients Living With HIV
October 30, 2020
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The patients must always come first, emphasized Milena Murray, PharmD, MSc, BCIDP, AAHIVP, associate professor at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, who practices at the Northwestern Medicine Infectious Disease Center in Chicago.
Research Highlights Impact of SDOH on Veterans With CKD
October 30, 2020
Article
A pair of abstracts presented at Kidney Week 2020 underscore the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in military populations and the challenges of tracking these factors.
Dr Maura Abbott: Talk to Your Patients About Their Vaccine Fears
October 30, 2020
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Spend time with your patients, discussing both the risks and benefits of a potential coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine, emphasized Maura Abbott, PhD, AOCNP, CPNP, RN, assistant professor of nursing at the Columbia University School of Nursing.
AJMC® in the Press, October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
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Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.