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In a Healio interview, Douglas K. Rex, MD, president of ASGE and distinguished professor emeritus of medicine at Indiana University, details upcoming ASGE sessions that attendees should include on their agendas at Digestive Disease Week.
The CDC estimates that 107,622 overdose deaths occurred in 2021, a 14.9% increase from 2020, which previously held the record for overdose deaths in a 12-month period, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics. Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy director, said in the report that a life is lost to overdose every 5
Implementation of an interactive training program increased clinician adherence to stroke guidelines and reduced the proportion of disabled or deceased patients with acute ischemic stroke, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. “Although evidence-based clinical stroke guidelines provide recommendations for stroke treatments, gaps exist between the guideline recommendations and clinical
Individuals with long COVID may have a higher risk for abnormal blood clotting, especially those who have difficulties with basic exercise for more than 12 weeks after infection, according to a study published in Blood Advances. The findings highlight a potential role for antithrombotic therapy in the management of these patients, researchers noted.
Although patients with lupus nephritis may require prednisone maintenance, attempts should be made to reduce their steroid doses, said a speaker at The Future of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosis and Treatment meeting.