Study Examines Use of Electronic Consults for Allergy/Immunology
E-consults used more often than in-person consults for adverse drug reactions
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Author: Janine Anthes
PPI Use for Up to Three Years Safe During Anticoagulant Tx
Safety profile did not differ for pantoprazole versus placebo except greater risk for enteric infections
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Nilvadipine Increases Cerebral Blood Flow in the Hippocampus
CBF did not significantly change in posterior cingulate cortex, other regions of interest in Alzheimer disease
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Varies by Birthplace for Black Women
Prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer lower for Eastern African- versus U.S.-born black women
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Cognitive Decline Faster After Incident Coronary Heart Disease Event
Global cognition, verbal memory, temporal orientation scores decline faster after CHD diagnosis
Read MoreASCO 2019 Clinical Challenge – Were You Right?
Here are the answers to our Clinical Challenge Quiz to test exactly what you are taking away from ASCO. 1. Results from the MONALEESA-7, a trial of the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib, were reported at ASCO 2019. The inclusion...
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ASCO 2019: It Really Is All About the Targets
A quick run through the highlights and the headlines from the world’s biggest cancer meeting....
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ADA: Combo Injectable Controls Blood Glucose Longer in T2DM
Findings seen for initial injectable therapy with insulin degludec plus liraglutide versus insulin glargine
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New York State Halts Religious Vaccine Exemption
Those who support the bill say that religion should not trump science
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Maine Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Doctors can now prescribe lethal dose of a drug to terminally ill and it will not be legally a suicide
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FDA Warns of Infections From Fecal Transplants After One Death
Fecal microbiota transplantation is a still-experimental procedure, as yet unapproved by the FDA
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More Aggressive Statin Tx Needed After Heart Attack in Young Patients
Majority of patients with heart attack <50 years still have high cholesterol one year later
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Black Race Not Tied to Worse Prostate Cancer Mortality
Findings seen in cohorts of men with nonmetastatic disease after adjusting for nonbiological differences
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Opioid-Sparing Strategy Still Provides Good Pain Control
Patients surveyed following surgery and only a small ‘rescue’ opioid Rx postop
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Prenatal Antiepileptic Rx Exposure Ups Risk for Behavioral Issues
Findings seen among Dutch children exposed to one of four common antiepileptic drugs in utero
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Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Higher After Bariatric Surgery
Standardized mortality rates from substance use higher after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
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Cardiac Radiation Dose in NSCLC Predicts Mortality, Cardiac AEs
In coronary heart disease-negative patients, mean heart dose associated with all-cause mortality
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Undetected Dysglycemia Linked to MI, Periodontal Disease
Severe periodontal disease most common in those with undetected diabetes and vice versa
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Infliximab Introduction Has Not Cut IBD-Related Hospitalizations
Introduction of infliximab did not lead to drop in hospitalization, intestinal resection, colectomy
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Rotavirus Vaccination Tied to Lower Risk for T1DM in Children
No association seen for partial vaccination and incidence of type 1 diabetes
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