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Congress Passes Bill to Fight Opioid Crisis

posted October 5th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

A bipartisan bill to fight the opioid addiction crisis in the United States has been passed by Congress. President Donald Trump said he would sign the bill into law.

3/4 of Adult Day Services Centers Keep Advance Directives on Hand

posted October 4th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

Just over three-quarters of U.S. adult day services centers maintain documentation of participants' advance directives, according to a report published Sept. 12 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics.

Childhood Risk Profiles Affect Middle-Age Lung Function

posted October 4th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

Profiles of childhood respiratory risk factors predict middle-age lung function levels and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk, according to a study published in the September issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Cancer Risk Varies for Hispanics, Including in Puerto Rico

posted October 4th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

Hispanics have lower incidence and mortality than non-Hispanic whites for all cancers combined, although there is considerable variability in cancer risk within the U.S. Hispanic population, according to a report published online Oct. 4 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.