Search results for "Hepatitis"
Who decides if medical marijuana is safe and effective?
Patients with chronic lumbar disk issues have rights too! The Ohio bill specifies an array of medical conditions that could be treated with marijuana, including AIDS, hepatitis C, inflammatory bowel disease,
October 2019
QD: News Every Day--Psst ... you wouldn't believe what half of Americans believe about medical conspiracies
3. The CIA deliberately infected large numbers of black people with HIV, disguising it as a hepatitis inoculation program.
October 2019
QD: News Every Day--NQF endorses 14 infectious disease quality measures
0395: Paired Measure: Hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) testing before initiating treatment (paired with 0396) (AMA-PCPI). ... 0398: Hepatitis C: HCV RNA testing at no greater than week 12 of treatment (AMA-PCPI).
October 2019
Formidable complexity of making (some) health decisions
There's Omar with hepatitis B who shares carefully with his wife all the details and considerations of treatment as his health declines while waiting for a liver transplant but who
October 2019
Is e-mailing with patients a good idea?
What can I take? • I have hepatitis C. Is is okay if my grandchildren visit? •
October 2019
CDC seeks more testing for ‘huge uptick’ in HCV incidence
Dr. Holmberg discussed 2 facets of the hepatitis C epidemic: chronic HCV and acute HCV. ... to diagnose 75% of people who are living with chronic hepatitis C,” Ms.
January 2016
Better bedside manners heal doctor-patient relationships
A physician is interviewing a man with hepatitis C. His wife is at the bedside.
October 2019
MKSAP Quiz: Red, scaly skin lesions
Hepatitis C virus antibody assay. D. HLA-B27 testing. E. Serologic testing for HIV antibodies. ... Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and hepatitis C virus infection may have musculoskeletal and cutaneous manifestations.
March 2011
Vaccinations, measles outbreak and reasonable and civil discourse
If successful, the vaccinations might prevent pneumonia, hepatitis, meningitis, chickenpox and the shingles that can follow in later years, tetanus, which can be fatal, whooping cough, most ear infections and rotavirus
October 2019
Dang. Just have to rant about some really expensive drugs: Lucemyra, Trelegy Ellipta, Andexxa
But today's expensive medication costs $10-$20 dollars a pill. Or $1,000 a pill for the drug to cure hepatitis C.
October 2019