Lupus Science & Medicine

Risk of preterm delivery and early pregnancy hydroxychloroquine use from a Californian lupus cohort

Objective Pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have 2-3 times higher risk of preterm delivery (PTD).
Lupus Science & Medicine

Association of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug selection with hospitalised infection among youth with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Objective Youth with childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) have increased risk of serious infection. It is unknown how much of this risk ...
Open Heart

Non-adherence to medications prescribed to patients with heart failure in general practice: prevalence, risk factors and association with mortality and hospitalisation

Aim In the UK, pharmacological management of patients with heart failure (HF) occurs predominantly in general practice. Using ...
Medscape

Integra-D Shows Positive Postimplant Performance of Novel ICD, Cardiac Contractility Device

Researchers report favorable safety and efficacy for a combination device after implantation and at 6 months follow-up among ...
Medscape

ICD-10 Code L80 Shows High Accuracy for Vitiligo in a Study

ICD-10 code L80 reliably identifies patients with vitiligo in electronic health records, according to a review of medical records.
The American Journal of Managed Care

Simple Retrieval Step Boosts AI Accuracy in Assigning ICD Codes

A small adjustment to how artificial intelligence (AI) systems assign diagnosis codes could help physicians save time, cut down on billing errors, and improve patient records, according to new ...
BMJ Quality & Safety

Digital quality measure of potentially avoidable emergency presentations among patients with colorectal cancer

Emergency presentations (EPs) in colorectal cancer (CRC) are common and associated with worse outcomes; many are potentially ...