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Third Documented HIV Remission Case Emerges

Woman with acute myeloid leukemia underwent stem cell transplant, which apparently sent the virus into remission.

Survey Shows How Leaders Can Improve Obstetric Emergency Training, Education

Opportunities exist to enhance knowledge on health conditions that affect pregnant and postpartum patients.

CGRP Antagonists: What Is Their Role in Headache Therapy?

Migraine is a highly prevalent and debilitating condition that causes significant impairment in quality of life. Preventive therapy for migraine is indicated when migraine attacks interfere with quality of life or are frequent and debilitating. The ability to prevent migraine with pharmacologic therapy has long been a goal of both patients and their physicians. The ideal preventive (prophylactic) migraine treatment should be effective, safe, and well tolerated, with few or no contraindications, few or no drug interactions, safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding, and dosed in a manner to ease adherence.

Patient Pool Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening Expands Under Amended Criteria

CMS lowers age, smoking history thresholds.

More Research Needed on How Marijuana Affects Human Brain

American Heart Association conducts thorough literature review on the subject.

Midline Catheters May Be a Safer Option than Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

Whenever possible, use of midline catheters over peripherally inserted central catheters could be safer for patients.

Patients’ Goals During Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Stays

After a long-term acute care hospital stay, most patients will achieve goals of ventilator liberation, eating, drinking, and speaking, but many will not achieve independence in walking, grooming, toileting, or returning home.

Enteral Nutrition During Prone Positioning in Critically Ill Patients

The author reviews the use of enteral nutrition in critically ill patients during prone positioning.

Quality Improvement Initiative Leads to Significant Opioid Prescribing Reductions

Providers helped pediatric patients manage pain well after appendectomy.

Survey: OB/GYN Residents Feel Unprepared to Care for LGBTQ+ Patients

Lack of experienced faculty and curricular crowding were the two most commonly identified barriers.