ISET 2013: Covered Stents Safe at Long-Term Follow-Up
The Particulars: The short-term safety of covered stents has been evaluated in previous research....
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ISET 2013: Dose Reduction in Targeted CT-Guided Biopsy Deemed Safe
The Particulars: Reducing the standard dose during CT-guided targeted biopsy reduces patient...
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ISET 2013: Transformative Technology Holds Promise for DVT
The Particulars: Blood thinners are typically prescribed to treat DVT, but these agents tend to be...
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ISET 2013: Uterine Artery Balloon Occlusion During C-Section
The Particulars: Women with an abnormal placenta sometimes undergo cesarean section to reduce...
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SCCM 2013: A Mobile Simulation Curriculum for Pediatric Critical Care
The Particulars: ED physicians often experience challenges when managing critically ill children...
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SCCM 2013: Nutritional Deficits & Mortality Among Geriatrics With Pneumonia
The Particulars: Nutritional deficits have been linked topoor outcomes in geriatric patients who...
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ISET 2013: Radioembolization Extends Colorectal Cancer Survival
The Particulars: Radioembolization with yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioactive beads plus chemotherapy may...
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SCCM 2013: Predicting Pediatric Placement From the ED
The Particulars: The Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) creates values ranging from 1 to 13 to...
Read MoreSCCM 2013: The Role of Lactate Clearance in Sepsis
The Particulars: Outside of controlled clinical trials, little is known about the impact of lactate clearance on outcomes among patients in the ED and its association with therapeutic interventions. Data Breakdown: For a study,...
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FDA Approves Botox to Treat Overactive Bladder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Botox...
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Octaplas Approved for Blood Clotting Disorders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Octaplas, a pooled plasma (human) blood...
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FDA Approves Flublok Influenza Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has approved Flublok, the first...
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FDA Approves Fulyzaq, First Anti-Diarrheal Drug for HIV/AIDS Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fulyzaq (crofelemer) to relieve symptoms of...
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FDA Approves Sirturo for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
First drug to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis On Dec. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug...
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FDA Approves Eliquis Anti-Clotting Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the anti-clotting drug Eliquis (apixaban), an...
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FDA Approves Juxtapid for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
On Dec. 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Juxtapid (lomitapide) to reduce...
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FDA Approves Varizig for Reducing Chickenpox Symptoms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Varizig for reducing the severity of chicken...
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FDA Expands Tamiflu’s Use to Treat Children Younger than 1 Year
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to...
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