Mild acute pancreatitis has a low mortality rate, but patients with severe acute pancreatitis
are more likely to develop complications and have a much higher death rate. Although …

Objectives. To assess the feasibility of chronic disease surveillance using distributed
analysis of electronic health records and to compare results with Behavioral Risk Factor …

We examined Gas 6-Axl interactions in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAEC)
and in Axl-transduced HPAEC to test Gas 6 function during endothelial cell survival. We …

Automated analysis of electronic health record (EHR) data is a complementary tool for public
health surveillance. Analyzing and presenting these data, however, demands new methods …

Subclinical Hypothyroidism | AAFP Advertisement search close brand logo BRIAN HERRICK,
MD, University of California, San Francisco Family Medicine Center at Lakeshore, San …

METHODS We performed a blinded evaluation of clinical staff, testing their comprehension
of translated portal messages. We collected 7 portal messages from patients in Portuguese …

Introduction National guidelines recommend test-of-cure for pregnant women and test-of-
reinfection for all patients with chlamydia infections in order to interrupt transmission and …

Approximately 476 000 individuals are treated for Lyme disease in the US annually. 1
However, up to 50% of antibiotics prescribed for Lyme disease may be unnecessary. 2 …

Background Surging volumes of patients with COVID-19 and the high infectiousness of
SARS-CoV-2 challenged hospital infection control/safety, staffing, care delivery and …

Background Gonorrhea diagnosis rates in the United States increased by 75% during 2009–
2017, predominantly in men. It is unclear whether the increase among men is being driven …