Directly observed therapy (DOT) has no quantitatively important effect on cure rates or treatment completion in people receiving treatment for tuberculosis (TB). So concludes a systematic review of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Directly observed therapy was highly effective even at extended treatment dispensation intervals. Success ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Directly observed antiretroviral therapy is a promising strategy to ensure that HIV-infected children in developing countries take life-saving medications, new ...

Directly observed therapy (DOT) for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was associated with a 77 percent decrease in mortality in the United States, compared to self-administered therapy from ...

Regular assessment of adherence to blood pressure-lowering drugs as well as directly observed therapy may be helpful for resolving treatment-resistant hypertension. A study found that regular ...

BALTIMORE, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- emocha Health, the leading digital medication adherence platform that serves over 450 public health departments nationwide, has worked with Alameda County, ...

The rate of tuberculosis in patients receiving methadone treatment is significantly greater than the general population. The stabilization of former injection drug users occurs within methadone ...

Treatment completion Patient did not prematurely stop treatment or was not lost to follow-up vDOT 124/157 (79.0%) patients;in-person DOT 436/639 (68.2%) patients RR (95% CI) = 1.33 (0.73 to 2.43) vDOT ...

Video-observed therapy (VOT) via smartphone improves adherence to tuberculosis (TB) therapy and is more cost-effective when compared with directly observed therapy (DOT), according to the first ...

A team of HIV researchers at UCSF recommend against establishing directly observed therapy (DOT) as the model for the provision of HIV medications in resource poor countries. Writing in an editorial ...