2+ week, 3+ day ago   (238+ words) Women in positions of leadership across medicine should advocate for the resources to improve their institutions or departments, according to a presenter at the AWIR annual conference.Although the majority of rheumatologists in the United States are women, those physicians…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (857+ words) The conduct of federally sponsored cancer clinical trials requires millions in drug costs, but expenditures are significantly less when led by another sponsor. An evaluation of nearly 1,400 federally sponsored studies showed the median cost per trial exceeds $7.5 million, but for…...

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (223+ words) The American College of Rheumatology has issued formal comment to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget expressing “deep concern” with proposed changes to federal grant regulations and the grantmaking process.In a press release, the ACR said the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (47+ words) A pillar of lifestyle medicine is “food as medicine.” This is a health-focused behavioral approach encouraging patients to follow a whole food, minimally processed and predominantly plant-based pattern. This supports the concept of food serving as a means of preventing,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (57+ words) Current Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines for the treatment of invasive candidiasis recommend a minimum duration of 14 days after documented clearance of Candida species from the bloodstream. This recommendation has remained the standard of therapy since first applied to…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (137+ words) While PBC progresses slowly and many patients do not experience symptoms during the early stages of disease, there are many symptoms to look out for. In later stages of disease, patients may experience symptoms of cirrhosis. See below for the…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (337+ words) Compared with white patients, Black patients were less likely to undergo PCI when presenting to a PCI-capable hospital, and both Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to be transferred to a PCI-capable hospital if initially presenting to one without…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (611+ words) Primary care providers have a major role in dementia care, but resources can help at every stage of the process, according to Anna H Chodos, MD, MPH. Healio spoke with Chodos, a professor in the division of geriatrics at the…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (362+ words) Last month, HHS released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which garnered both applause and backlash from the medical community. The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) feature a new food pyramid that emphasizes more consumption of protein, whole foods, healthy…...