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Noah Schwartz – Monday, January 30th, 2023 An analysis of telehealth visits from the research arm of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that 11.8 percent of video visits and 12.5 percent of phone visits were followed by an in-person office visit. The researchers found that just 1.2 percent of video and 1.5 percent of phone visits required a trip …

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Erica Carbajal – Thursday, January 26th, 2023 The FDA’s advisory committee on antimicrobial drugs on Jan. 25 recommended rezafungin be approved to treat candidemia and invasive candidiasis in adults with limited or no alternative treatment option. If approved, it would mark the first new drug approval to treat the infections in more than a decade, according to Cidara Therapeutics, …

FDA advisers recommend 1st Candida treatment in over a decade Read More »

Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City estimate about 13,200 men and 2,300 women over the age of 50 in the U.S. have a rare syndrome called VEXAS — a deadly disorder that’s associated with unexplained fevers and low blood oxygen levels in people with other diseases.  The condition was considered a mystery …

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 By Sarai Rodriguez January 23, 2023 – New research out of West Virginia University revealed that granting full nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice can foster greater workforce diversity that reflects the demographic of patient populations in marginalized communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state governments expanded NP scope of practice to meet national healthcare needs. But as those temporary expansions started …

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Jan 9 2023 As a growing number of older adults are experimenting with cannabis to help alleviate chronic symptoms, a new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study has identified a sharp increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits among the elderly. The study, published Jan. 9, 2023 in the Journal …

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