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Colorectal neoplasia

Participation in Multi-Round FIT Screening for Colorectal Cancer Evaluated

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

FIT screening intensity may be modulated using risk-based strategy that incorporates data resulting from previous rounds.

General Gastroenterology

Likely Deficient Vitamin D Status Linked to COVID-19 Risk

Likely deficient vitamin D status is associated with an increased risk for COVID-19.

Practice Management

CDC Alerts Nation to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccine by Early November

CDC has notified officials across all 50 states that limited vaccine doses might be available by late October

Practice Management

John Wagner No Longer Heading FDA Office of External Affairs

For the second time in days, a Trump appointee to the US Food and Drug Administration has been let go.

Practice Management

Ethical Considerations in Prescribing Unproven Therapies for COVID-19

By

David Alfandre, MD, MSPH

Meeting public demand for an urgently needed effective medication quickly and safely during a pandemic involves difficult tradeoffs.

Practice Management

The Psychology of Collecting Debt: How to Get Patients to Pay Their Bills

By

Tammy Worth

By connecting on a personal level, medical practices may have better results in getting patients to settle their accounts.

Practice Management

Increase in Hospital Bed Use Tied to COVID-19 Deaths in Seven Days

ICU and non-ICU bed use as a percentage of a state’s hospital bed capacity is significantly associated with an increase in overall COVID-19 deaths during the next seven days.

Practice Management

US Nursing Home Staff Must Be Tested Regularly for COVID-19

Nursing home staff will have to be tested regularly for COVID-19, and facilities that fail to do so will face fines.

General Gastroenterology

Nurse Understaffing Common in Hospitals Prior to COVID-19

Many hospital nurses in Illinois and New York were burned out and working in understaffed conditions immediately prior to the first wave of COVID-19 patients.

Colorectal neoplasia

Smokers Less Likely to Receive Breast, Cervical, CRC Screening

Current smokers have lower odds of obtaining cancer screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer.

General Gastroenterology

Hospital Visitation, Communication Policies Evolving Due to COVID-19

Patient visitation policies and clinician communication methods in hospitals have undergone a major overhaul.

Practice Management

Seven Tips for Managing Healthcare Teamwork During a Pandemic

By

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented stress to society at large and perhaps most of all to frontline healthcare teams in a variety of settings. We spoke to an expert about teamwork during such trying times.

General Gastroenterology

Protecting Practices From Ransomware

By

Tammy Worth

Hackers have penetrated healthcare providers’ computer systems to encrypt information and demand money for its release.

General Gastroenterology

FDA Head Says Any Approved COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Safe

Stephen Hahn, MD, the head of the US Food and Drug Administration, said that the agency will not compromise safety when approving a COVID-19 vaccine.

General Gastroenterology

Guidance Helps Doctors Optimize Telemedicine for Seniors

Physicians should be mindful of cues that patient may not hear or understand and repeat or rephrase

General Gastroenterology

Number of Newly Identified US Patients With Cancer Dropped During COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic period, there was a significant decline in newly identified U.S. patients with six common types of cancer.

General Gastroenterology

Burnout High Among Nonphysician Frontline Health Care Workers

More than 40 percent of nurses on the front lines during the pandemic may be experiencing burnout.

General Gastroenterology

Cost-Related Prescription Nonadherence Highest Among Young Women in the US

Cost-related prescription nonadherence is highest among younger U.S. women compared with individuals living in 10 other high-income countries.

General Gastroenterology

38 Percent of Older Adults in US Not Ready for Video Doctor Visits

Telephone visits may reach more patients, but 20 percent of older adults not ready for telephone visits

General Gastroenterology

Postmarketing Surveillance Helps Identify Vaccine Safety Issues

A review of all safety-related labeling changes for FDA-approved vaccines during a 20-year period shows vaccines are largely safe, and many of the safety issues are identified through postmarketing surveillance.