Article
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: November 13, 2016
Three gene expression markers appear to predict response to some of the most common and powerful rheumatoid arthritis drugs employed in clinical pr...
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: November 8, 2016
WASHINGTON - The era of powerful biologics has led to unforeseen surgical outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis. Patients undergoing surgery...
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: November 4, 2016
Pediatric sessions at this year’s annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Washington are set to include new findings and ad...
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: November 2, 2016
Staple line reinforcement in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was associated with increased leak rates.
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 31, 2016
New gout treatment guidelines support the use of urate-lowering therapy but find no place for treating patients to achieve any specific serum urate...
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 26, 2016
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- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 22, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC - A simple 8-point scoring system based on head CT findings accurately predicts mortality, morbidity, and even discharge disposition...
Video
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 19, 2016
WASHINGTON – Antibiotics given in advance of gastric bypass surgery preferentially alter the microbiome, nudging it toward a more “lean” physiologi...
News
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 18, 2016
WASHINGTON – Minimally invasive surgery – whether robotic or laparoscopic – is just as effective as open surgery in pancreatectomy.
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 17, 2016
Reslizumab was most effective in patients with high eosinophil counts.
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 14, 2016
Procalcitonin can help predict which patients with community-acquired pneumonia require invasive respiratory support during a hospital admission.
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 13, 2016
Beta-blockers were associated with less pain and lower opioid consumption in a case-control study of nearly 900 patients with osteoarthritis, Ana V...
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 5, 2016
Physicians had the highest level of coverage (95.6%), while health care assistants and aides had the lowest (64.5%).
Article
- Author:
- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 5, 2016
It may be safe to extend cervical cancer screening intervals beyond 5 years, at least for women who are not infected with human papillomavirus.
News
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Publish date: October 4, 2016
Sudden and fulminant reactivation of hepatitis B viral infections are occurring among some patients who received direct-acting antiviral medicines ...
