(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care clinicians ask adults about drug use and connect them to services for treatment and appropriate care. These recommendations form ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Little evidence supports the new recommendations for clinical screening for drug use. Do the potential benefits outweigh the potential harms?
Jun 9, 2020
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An innovative effort launched in April and led by a fellow in the UCLA Biodesign program has yielded positive results, solving the health system's shortage of nasopharyngeal swabs—a key element in COVID-19 testing—at ...
Jun 8, 2020
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence is inadequate for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of primary care interventions for preventing illicit drug use among children, ...
May 27, 2020
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Russian officials on Monday reported a steady rise in the number of the new coronavirus infections that raises pressure on the nation's health care system.
May 4, 2020
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have a moderate net benefit for preventing tobacco use in children. These findings form the basis ...
Apr 29, 2020
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The Government of Canada is launching a task force to measure the scope of coronavirus infection in Canada and rapidly provide information needed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and safely get Canadians back to work.
Apr 24, 2020
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A protective respirator created by a Duke University medical and engineering task force is now being used by Duke Health doctors as they treat patients with suspected cases of COVID-19.
Apr 14, 2020
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against screening for bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women not at increased preterm delivery risk, and more research is needed for those at increased ...
Apr 8, 2020
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The European League Against Rheumatism, EULAR, has published recommendations for the management of patients with Sjögren's syndrome with topical and systemic therapies.
Apr 2, 2020
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