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Sepsis versus SIRS blood test shows high sensitivity
Researchers believe an FDA-approved tool could help doctors better diagnose sepsis.
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What’s in a name? Get ready for the feds’ Promoting Interoperability program
Will a name change soothe clinicians’ dislike of federal IT programs? You decide.
From the Journals
Vehicle crash risk linked to various sleep disorders
Driving at night may be more risky than driving with a sleep disorder at any time of day.
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Speakers at FDA advisory meetings have hidden conflicts
Nearly a quarter of public speakers at Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee (AADPAC), meetings had conflicts of interest,...
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Stroke patients benefited from CPAP
Significantly more OSA patients with a recent history of stroke experienced an improvement in their Modified Rankin Scale score after using CPAP,...
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Impaired kidney function no problem for dabigatran reversal
ORLANDO – Idarucizumab, reversal agent for the anticoagulant dabigatran, worked fine in patients with renal dysfunction.
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Adjunct treatments assist with persistent asthma
Two meta-analyses support new therapeutic regimens for uncontrolled asthma.
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VTE risk after bariatric surgery should be assessed
SEATTLE – Thromboelastometry can play a role in identifying bariatric surgery patients at risk for VTE.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Fix physician burnout? You need more than yoga
Physicians looking to renew their professional satisfaction and personal well-being should turn to an unlikely ally.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: A treatment plan for medicine’s gender inequities
A new generation of younger physicians - women and men - can reshape medicine's mindset on gender equity.
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From the Journals
Triple-therapy cuts COPD exacerbations
The combination of an inhaled long-acting beta2-agonist, long-acting muscarinic antagonist, and glucocorticoid may reduce moderate to severe...
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Federal court puts chill on Maryland drug price-gouging law
Similar price-gouging legislation has been introduced in at least 13 states this year, though none of those measures became law.
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Will patients get on board with CMS’s new health data approach?
CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, wants clinicians who still believe they can deny patients’ access to their own health records to change their...
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24-hour ambulatory BP measurements strongly predict mortality
Masked hypertension identified by 24-hour monitoring carried the greatest risk of death.
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Doctors call for a pause to rethink MIPS measures
“We need a time-out during which to assess and revise our approach to physician performance measurement,” according to experts on the ACP’s...
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VIDEO: Screening ECG patch boosts AF diagnoses ninefold
ECG patches may provide an inexpensive and noninvasive way to screen for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation in high-risk people.
From the Journals
Don’t use cannabis to treat OSA, AASM recommends
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that state legislators, regulators, and health departments exclude OSA as an indication for...
Conference Coverage
Nivolumab shows promise in early-stage resectable NSCLC
The majority of 20 patients with resectable NSCLC were alive and recurrence-free 1 year after surgery and nivolumab treatment.
From the Journals
Smoking increases heart failure risk in blacks
Current smoking among blacks was associated with higher mean left ventricular mass and lower mean left ventricular systolic function.
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Common infections are potent risk factor for MI, stroke
ORLANDO – Huge U.K. registry identifies a novel cardiovascular risk factor: hospitalization for UTI or respiratory infection.
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Consider spironolactone in treatment-resistant hypertension
ORLANDO – How to apply the lessons of PATHWAY-2 trial to everyday practice.
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