Polypharmacy in patients with HIV influences perceived cognitive deficits and physical frailty through an anticholinergic and sedative burden. “In older adults with HIV, having multiple health conditions often leads to taking more medications,...
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Prognostic Value of Neuroimaging in Severe Pneumococcal Meningitis
The following is a summary of “Intracranial complications in adult patients with severe pneumococcal meningitis: a retrospective multicenter cohort study,” published in the December 2024 issue of Critical Care by Legouy et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
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Clinical and Operational Changes in ED Management of COVID-19
Clinical and Operational Changes in ED Management of COVID-19
The following is a summary of “Correlates of improved outcomes in patients with COVID-19 treated in US emergency departments,” published in the December 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Slutske et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the...
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Managing Tropical Diseases Amidst Climate Change Key Insights
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Restrictive Fluid Strategy and Its Effect on Fluid Balance in Septic Shock
The following is a summary of “Impact on fluid balance of an optimized restrictive strategy targeting non-resuscitative fluids in intensive care patients with septic shock: a single-blind, multicenter, randomized, controlled, pilot study,” published in the December...
Prognostic Value of Neuroimaging in Severe Pneumococcal Meningitis
Prognostic Value of Neuroimaging in Severe Pneumococcal Meningitis
The following is a summary of “Intracranial complications in adult patients with severe pneumococcal meningitis: a retrospective multicenter cohort study,” published in the December 2024 issue of Critical Care by Legouy et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
Clinical and Operational Changes in ED Management of COVID-19
Clinical and Operational Changes in ED Management of COVID-19
The following is a summary of “Correlates of improved outcomes in patients with COVID-19 treated in US emergency departments,” published in the December 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Slutske et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the...
Managing Tropical Diseases Amidst Climate Change Key Insights
Managing Tropical Diseases Amidst Climate Change Key Insights
The following is a summary of “Issue of climate change and the spread of tropical diseases in Europe and Italy: vector biology, disease transmission, genome-based monitoring and public health implications,” published in the December 2024 issue of Infectious Disease...
Peer-to-Peer Outreach Increases PrEP Awareness in Underserved Groups
Peer-to-Peer Outreach Increases PrEP Awareness in Underserved Groups
A peer-to-peer program successfully trained and mobilized volunteers to distribute information about PrEP to people not often included in outreach campaigns.
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Silent Night, Icy End
Silent Night, Icy End
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