As phones turned into cameras, HIPAA created national standards to protect a patient’s sensitive health information, including their image, from being disclosed without consent. We can capture anything easily…but are we allowed...
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Botanical dietary supplement use appears to be associated with a lower likelihood of all-cause...
Read MoreBMI extremes increased the risk for adverse perinatal outcomes among women with asthma, highlighting the importance of BMI during pre-conception and pregnancy-related management of these patients, according to a study published...
Read MoreAccording to a clinical report published in Pediatrics, there are currently multiple biologics available to treat moderate-to-severe persistent asthma in children and adults. The anti-immunoglobulin (IgE) agent omalizumab is...
Read MoreA survey by The Harris Poll shows that since the pandemic, nearly three in 10 Americans have initiated or increased their use of supplements, bringing the percentage of daily supplement users to more than 75% of adults. The poll...
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Physicians have averaged a 32% drop in revenue since February 2020, and the average number of...
Read MoreWe spoke with Dr. MedLaw to discuss the recent 7:2 decision that the Supreme Court issued in its third holding on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What was the history of this case? In 2017, the individual mandate penalty was re-...
Read MoreDuring a recent PW Podcast, Rachel Giles, MD, from Medicom Medical Publishers, spoke with Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)...
Read MoreThere is a markedly increased risk for poor response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) among children with asthma and a high BMI, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2021....
Read More“ Patients with mild COPD frequently present with chronic dyspnea and poor exercise capacity, often to a greater extent than would be expected based on their resting lung function values,” explains Michael K. Stickland, PhD....
Read MoreAir pollution is becoming an important environmental threat to human health. Owing to many regulatory efforts to control air pollution, ambient air quality has been markedly improved during the last few decades, especially in in...
Read MoreA survey by The Harris Poll shows that since the pandemic, nearly three in 10 Americans have initiated or increased their use of supplements, bringing the percentage of daily supplement users to more than 75% of adults. The poll...
Read MoreDuring the 2019 Liver Meeting, the Blue Faery Liver Cancer Assoc team had the opportunity to discuss hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) care approaches with many physicians, nurses, researchers, and patient advocates. Several...
Read MorePersistent nighttime asthma symptoms were associated with poorer functional health outcomes among teens, independent of daytime symptoms, according to a cross-sectional study published in the Journal of Asthma. Researchers found...
Read MoreI ’ve stood in front of conferences before and made my case: Our healthcare system is per- fect. “A perfect system? Ours?” I’ll hear people murmuring, “He’s a little bit crazy.” For decades, critics of the US healthcare system...
Read MoreWith the use of video on the rise in court cases, attor- neys are also more sophisticated about tapping into its influence. But the legal standards regarding rules of evidence about a video’s credibility and authenticity are...
Read MoreMetformin use, independent of glycemic con- trol and obesity, was associated with lower hazard of asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, and thus, may benefit patients with asthma and glycemic...
Read MoreBlack and White patients with moderate-to- severe asthma experience similar improvements in exacerbations, forced expiratory volume (FEV1), and Asthma Quality of Life Question- naire (AQLQ) measures with omalizumab, according to...
Read MoreThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced 19 recommendations for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of asthma in six key area, including four new recommendations targeting allergic asthma. The new...
Read MoreChildren with a family history of asthma have more than two-fold higher rates of asthma through age 4, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers used data from the Environmental Influences on Child Health...
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