SAN DIEGO – More than 10% of geriatric patients presenting to emergency departments have signs of delirium, but not all delirium in the ED is equal, based on two presentations at the annual...
A 3-year study of over 2,000 cancer survivors revealed that information seeking among cancer survivors varied over time and was often contingent on the specific type of cancer.
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WASHINGTON – Gestational diabetes was identified as a significant, independent risk factor for developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease later in life, according to a study of more than 1,000...
WASHINGTON – Gestational diabetes was identified as a significant, independent risk factor for developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease later in life, according to a study of more than 1,000...
WASHINGTON – Patients with inflammatory bowel disease had a one-third higher risk for having a recurrent Clostridium difficile infection than did the general population, and a 20-fold higher...
MANCHESTER, U.K. – In a general practice setting, people who developed systemic lupus erythematosus were more than twice as likely to consult a primary care physician in the 5-year run-up to their...
Both statin and fibrate therapies taken to improve lipid profiles decreased the risk of stroke by 30% in a community-dwelling population of elderly people, according to prospective European study...
The prevalence of amyloid pathology on PET imaging varies according to what type of dementia the patient has, patient age, and apolipoprotein E epsilon-4 (APOE e4) allele status, according to a...
About a quarter of women with dense breasts are at high risk for interval cancer, so mandating supplemental or alternative screening methods for all such women is not justified, according to<a...
Menopausal hormone therapy is associated with an increased risk of major gastrointestinal bleeding, particularly in the lower gastrointestinal tract, that is associated with duration of use, a <a...