E-Monitoring Aids TB Drug Adherence

E-Monitoring Aids TB Drug Adherence
The strategy worked for seven of 17 patients unable or unwilling to have directly observed treatment due to complicating factors such as homelessness or drug abuse, Marc Lipman, MD, PhD, of University College London, and colleagues found. For those … Read more on MedPage Today

Prediabetes intervention may also help heart, DPP data show
Chevy Chase, MD – Obese prediabetics who lose weight and increase their physical activity or take metformin may not only reduce their risk of progressing to full diabetes but could also reduce their risk of heart disease, according to a new study … Read more on TheHeart.Org

Full impact of the ACA won't be known due to fundamental problems in how US …
Drawing on his experience researching and drafting health workforce provisions that ended up in the Affordable Care Act, family physician Daniel J. Derksen, MD, highlights three urgent tasks for family physicians and public health advocates that must … Read more on Science Codex