Author/s: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Effective use of PGHD in clinics poses many challenges, including clinician and patient burden, poor usability, workflow integration challenges, and the potential to make health inequities worse.
To promote the collection, integration, and use of PGHD in clinical care, AHRQ has developed...
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are widely recognized as having an important impact on health and
mortality,1 and there is now strong evidence of the benefits of addressing people’s unmet social needs.
For example, ensuring access to healthy foods and providing
supportive...
Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This video provides information on rickettsial disease diagnostic methods for healthcare providers, including what tests are available and when it is most appropriate to collect samples. This video focuses on the use of polymerase chain reaction (or PCR) tests, and the indirect...
Author/s: Quickfall, D., Jakubovic, B., Zipursky, J. S.
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are the leading cause of drug-induced angioedema Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are responsible for 20%–40% of emergency department visits for angioedema.1 The incidence of ACE inhibitor–induced angioedema is about 0.1%–0.7% in the...
Author/s: Mong, J., Ahamad, K., Bach, P.
Alcohol use disorder is characterized by compulsive use, lack of control and harmful consequences of alcohol. Men who have had more than 5 standard drinks and women who have had more than 4 standard drinks on 1 occasion within the past year should be assessed for alcohol use disorder....
Author/s: Syn, N.L, Cummings, D. E., Wang, L. Z., Lin, D. J., Zhao, J. J., Loh, M., Koh, Z. J., Chew, C. A., Kim, G., Bok-Yan So, J., Kaplan, L. M., Dixon, J. B., Shabbir, A.
Summary Background Metabolic–bariatric surgery delivers substantial weight loss and can induce remission or improvement of obesity-related risks and complications. However, more robust estimates of its effect on long-term mortality and life expectancy—especially stratified by pre-existing...
Author/s: U.S. Preventative Services Task Force
IMPORTANCE Hypertension is a prevalent condition that affects approximately 45% of the adult US population and is the most commonly diagnosed condition at outpatient office visits. Hypertension is a major contributing risk factor for heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, and chronic...
Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Cleaning with a household cleaner that contains soap or detergent reduces the amount of germs on surfaces and decreases risk of infection from surfaces. In most situations, cleaning alone removes most virus particles on surfaces. Disinfection to reduce transmission of COVID-19 at home is likely...
The 46th Annual Advances in Pediatrics is a one-day course for community Pediatricians provides an update of what is currently known about COVID-19 in the pediatric patient population both nationally and locally. The course is taught by 17 national and local experts. Each lecture based, active...
Author/s: Miller, Benjamin F., Coffey, M. J.
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Suicide rates have been rising during the past several years, but suicide is preventable.
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There are many known risk factors for suicide, but the predictive utility of any single risk factor is low, requiring a focus on population-level rather than...