Medical ethicist David J. Alfandre, MD, MS, addresses the quandary of deciding who gets priority in the allocation of healthcare resources, an issue of particular relevance today now that COVID-19 vaccinations are underway.
A team of investigators sought to determine factors that affect the success of second-line therapy using vonoprazan, a gastric acid secretion inhibitor that improves the success rate of Helicobacter pylori eradication.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, ChAdOx1, released 4 studies to analyze its efficacy in the prevention of mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19 infection; new studies also address rising concerns in the vaccine’s ability to protect against variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351.
Researchers assessed the impact of medical scribes on operations in a pediatric clinic, including the effect on clinician productivity and workflow efficiency.
Plans to vaccinate frontline health care workers with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been delayed in South Africa because there are questions about its effectiveness.
A decision on whether to allow Moderna to increase the number of doses in its vials of COVID-19 vaccine is expected from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within a few weeks.
A team of investigators conducted a prospective cohort study to assess the impact of population-based FIT screening on CRC-related mortality and advanced-stage disease.
As some studies have shown that intravenous (IV) lidocaine reduces the dose requirement of propofol in gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures, investigators assessed the efficacy and safety of combining IV lidocaine and propofol vs propofol alone in GI endoscopies.
A team of investigators explored the ability of different machine learning models to predict the risk of gastric cancer development in patients who had undergone eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection.
A team of investigators conducted a prospective, patient-blinded, randomized controlled trial to determine whether the water exchange method could increase the detection of missed adenomas compared with standard air-insufflated colonoscopy.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order to reopen enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces and also signed other health-related orders.
This study sought to identify trends in industry payments to medical oncologists between 2014 and 2019 to determine if the Open Payments program, which has published data on industry-physician financial interactions since 2013, was associated with changes in the frequency or value of payments.
The Office for Civil Rights in the US Department of Health and Human Services announced proposed changes to strengthen patients’ rights to access their own health information, improve care coordination, and reduce regulatory burdens.
