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Naltrexone can help prevent relapse in recently detoxified patients with alcohol use disorder. The evidence for acamprosate is not quite as strong...
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Surgery for persistent knee pain? Not so fast
For patients with knee pain from a torn medial meniscus, but no osteoarthritis, arthroscopic partial meniscectomy may not be necessary.
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Suctioning Neonates at Birth: Time to Change Our Approach
There’s a better way to clear secretions from a neonate’s mouth and nose, and it’s less likely to cause adverse effects.
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Suctioning neonates at birth: Time to change our approach
There’s a better way to clear secretions from a neonate’s mouth and nose, and it’s less likely to cause adverse effects.
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Can yoga reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes, yoga can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, systematic reviews of...
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Why you shouldn’t start beta-blockers before surgery
A new meta-analysis finds that initiating beta-blockers before surgery increases patients’ risk of death.
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Finally, a way to relieve cancer-related fatigue
A 4-week course of American ginseng, taken while patients are undergoing radiation or chemotherapy, can reduce cancer-related fatigue.
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Which prophylactic therapies best prevent gout attacks?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Allopurinol and febuxostat reduce the frequency of gout attacks equally after 8 weeks of treatment (strength of...
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7 questions to ask when evaluating a noninferiority trial
While most physicians are accustomed to evaluating randomized placebo-controlled studies, many are less familiar with the purpose and takeaway of...