Pediatric Hospitalists Performing More Sedations
Is more sedation training needed? There is an increasing trend of pediatric hospitalists providing...
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Clascoterone Shows Favorable Efficacy, Safety in Phase III Trials
Novel androgen receptor inhibitor cream also had low, mostly mild adverse events Use of the novel...
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JAK Inhibitor Seen as Option for Tx-Refractory Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Response to ruxolitinib durable at 8 weeks A drug used to treat myelofibrosis and polycythemia...
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DOAC Tied to Higher Stroke Risk vs Warfarin
Researchers suggest off label use of direct oral anticoagulants for LV thrombi needs more...
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FDA Approves Sacituzumab Govitecan for Metastatic, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
New Tx available to patients who have tried two prior treatments WASHINGTON — Sacituzumab...
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EVALI: A Look Back Helps Determine Death Risk
Cardiac, respiratory, and mental health conditions should be on clinicians’ radar As the...
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FDA Cracks Down on Illegal CBD Products for Opioid Addiction
Companies in Washington state, New Hampshire threatened with seizure, injunction The FDA issued...
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Vitamin D, Smoking in MS Predict Long-Term Cognition, Axonal Injury
But EBV antibodies not associated in 11-year BENEFIT study Low vitamin D (25[OH]D) and smoking...
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Scoring Index Helps Predict Diabetes Risk in Pancreatectomy Patients
Patients deemed at high risk have 60% chance of post-op diabetes A diabetes scoring index, using...
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Do Kids with Bronchiolitis without Supplemental O2 Need Continuous Pulse Ox Monitoring?
Study suggests Spo2 is potentially overused in this patient population Continuous pulse oximetry...
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Covid-19: VA Study Points to Increased Mortality with Hydroxychloroquine
Standard supportive care bested either HC alone or combined with azithromycin The much-touted...
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CLEOPATRA Closes Landmark Survival Analysis in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
More than 33% of women treated with dual HER2 blockade plus docetaxel were still alive 8 years...
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Updated Special Considerations for Heart Failure Patients: Covid-19
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, praises response of colleagues but gives voice to exhaustion Updated on...
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Covid-19: AMA Asks Governors to Adopt Health Care Emergency Response Protections
Using NY, Conn as models, AMA seeks to alleviate nationwide liability during pandemic response The...
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Updated Special Considerations for Heart Failure Patients: Covid-19
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, praises response of colleagues but gives voice to exhaustion On March 18,...
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Oral Antibiotic Regimen Convenient, Safe for Tx of Early Buruli Ulcer
Regimen non-inferior to standard IV treatment For the treatment of early, limited Buruli ulcer, a...
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Updated Special Considerations for Multiple Sclerosis Patients: COVID-19
Seattle’s James D. Bowen, MD, talks about flattening the curve On March 21, Peggy Peck,...
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Covid-19: FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test Kit
Test kits should be on the market within weeks WASHINGTON — The FDA authorized the first...
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Smartphone App Linked to Earlier Detection of Exacerbation in CF
But app use did not impact IV antibiotic need in study Use of a first-of-its-kind smartphone app...
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Uptick of Thyroid Cancer Dx in WTC Responders Tied to More Surveillance
’No evidence that thyroid cancer screening or incidental detection is beneficial for...
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