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Use of hand rub or hand wash seen in 3 percent before, 29 percent after patient encounters

Second study shows patients more likely to have ILI within 30 days preceding cervical artery dissection

Rise in admissions for infective endocarditis tied to injection drugs paralleled rise in hydromorphone rx

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2019 report

Effect seen as young as 20 years, although the effect is greater with increasing age

No difference seen in rate of death from any cause at 10 years in intention-to-treat analysis

Higher levels of ibuprofen concentration found in some units may cause harm to infants

MEESSI-AHF has excellent discrimination for predicting 30-day mortality with c-statistic of 0.80

Faculty feedback, learning experience in inpatient rotations, work hours tied to change in symptoms

~5 percent of older adults account for ~20 percent of emergency department visits

But drop seen in risk for MCI and combined rate of cognitive impairment, probable dementia

Updated guidelines also emphasize weight loss for overweight, obese patients with atrial fibrillation

Package of prevention, screening, treatments could avert 15.1 million new infections versus 2015

Finasteride tied to lower risk for death from prostate cancer, but lower risk not statistically significant

Glycemic control not better in 2010 to 2018, despite more use of insulin pumps, continuous monitoring

Intraoperative autologous donation strategy leads to improved outcomes

Authors call for ongoing monitoring, treatment of those initially exposed

However, proportion of white families who have young children and own handguns increased