Rachel Lutz

Micro RNA based blood test may be used with imaging features to accurately predict disease severity.

People living in poorer areas less likely to receive screening.

Treating low back pain with physical therapy soon after symptoms start does not make a clinically important difference when compared with starting therapy later.

Mail-order disposals involve more expensive brand-name medications than retail disposals.

Medication waste may be more likely among patients who use mail-order pharmacies, rather than retail pharmacies.

Drop in physical activity level linked to increased airflow obstruction.

Combination of everolimus and small molecule compound significantly reduces viability of cancer cells.

Patients discharged with 13 or more medications more likely to be readmitted than patients with fewer than 8 medications.

Strategy reduces cost without compromising RA symptom control.

A woman's hormonal status may resume balance.

There is a great need to identify effective treatment approaches for unexplained chronic cough, as the condition can lead to significant decreases in patients' qualify of life.

Pharmacists may be able to reduce hospital readmissions by calling discharged patients to check in about their medications.

Many RA treatments suppress the immune system, leaving patients at risk for contracting a potentially fatal infection.

Researchers seek to improve diagnosis, support genetic counseling, and enhance medical management.

Injection drug use most frequently linked to a positive hepatitis C screening.

Process can improve medical care with better results for patients.

Chronic hepatitis C infection linked to the prevalence of plaque and noncalcified plaque in the arteries.

Generic medications have a negative reputation among patients, but pharmacists can change that.

The FDA has launched its "Fresh Empire" national public education campaign in an effort to prevent and reduce tobacco use among multicultural youth.

Black children with severe pain are less likely to receive opioids in emergency rooms than white children.

Processing speed linked to both activity and participation among patients with MS.

RA patients carry myocardial and vascular abnormalities even in the earlier stages of disease progression.

Community level factors linked to COPD include rural residence, southern residence, and community poverty.

Study finds ultrasound should be included in the management of RA patients in clinical remission.

Varying prevalence of fatigue from RA has been reported due to differences in definitions and measures.

Research may better identify patients who will struggle with long-term adherence for targeted interventions.

Study finds nearly a quarter of clinical encounters could be assigned incorrect codes if CMS recommendations were followed.

Medication dispensing within the first few months of prescribing chronic therapy can precisely predict future patient adherence.

The changeover to ICD-10 medical diagnosis codes could complicate tasks in emergency departments.

Average time for withdrawals in colonoscopies came in at approximately 8.6 minutes.