Clinical efficacy of fixed-dose radioactive iodine for the treatment of hyperthyroidism at a single centre: our experience.

Background: Iodine-131 is an effective treatment for thyrotoxicosis. In 2019, National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines (UK) suggested offering radioactive iodine as first-line definitive treatment for adults with Graves' disease, toxic nodular and multinodular goitre unless it is unsuitable or anti-thyroid drugs are likely to achieve remission. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome 1 year after using fixed-dose Iodine-131 for hyperthyroidism and time (months) to response.

Malignancy rates and initial management of Thy3 thyroid nodules in a district general hospital: The 'Reading' experience.

Background: Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology is the gold standard for investigating thyroid nodules. Stratifying the Thy3 thyroid nodule risk of malignancy is essential for clinical decision-making. According to the Royal College of Pathologists Guidance (2016), the rate of malignancy for Thy3a is 5-15% and for Thy3f 15-30%.

Family Physicians' Perspectives on Their Weight Loss Nutrition Counseling in a High Obesity Prevalence Area.

Background: Obesity is a serious and highly prevalent health problem. Behavioral modification for weight loss is effective, and physician nutrition counseling is encouraged. Nevertheless, several studies have reported that physicians provide nutrition counseling infrequently.

Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases.

Several mosquito-borne viral infections have recently emerged in North America; West Nile virus is the most common in the United States. Although West Nile virus generally causes a self-limited, flulike febrile illness, a serious neuroinvasive form may occur. Dengue is the most common vector-borne viral disease worldwide, and it has been a significant public health threat in the United States since 2009.

Inter-hospital transfers from rural hospitals to an academic medical center.

Introduction: The need for inter-hospital patient transfers from rural hospitals, especially Critical Access Hospitals, to larger, more urban hospitals is predictable considering the limited resources at rural hospitals. No systematic study of the inter-hospital transfers themselves has been published. The aim of this retrospective descriptive chart review was to provide a preliminary look at inter-hospital transfers from rural hospitals to a more urban, academic medical center in West Virginia.