Only Half of Ear, Nose, Throat Infections Receive Recommended Antibiotics
First-line antibiotics prescribed at 50 percent of outpatient visits for pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis media
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Hospital Medicine
Monitoring HTN Med Adherence Does Not Improve BP Control
Text messaging and remote monitoring can aid adherence but not blood pressure control
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Only Half of Ear, Nose, Throat Infections Receive Recommended Antibiotics
First-line antibiotics prescribed at 50 percent of outpatient visits for pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis media
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Nintedanib Slows Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease
Nintedanib linked to lower rate of decline in forced vital capacity versus placebo in phase 3 trial
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Rivaroxaban Cuts Recurrent Blood Clots in Obese Patients
Patients on rivaroxaban also have lower health care resource utilization than those on warfarin
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Nintedanib Slows Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease
Nintedanib linked to lower rate of decline in forced vital capacity versus placebo in phase 3 trial
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SBRT Shortens Tx for Prostate Cancer Without Greater Toxicity
Ultra-hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy cuts treatment from two months to two weeks
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Eight Touchpoints May Predict Opioid Overdoses
These factors identify more than half of opioid overdose decedents and may represent prevention opportunities
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Vedolizumab Beats Adalimumab for Ulcerative Colitis Remissions
But not for corticosteroid-free clinical remission; also, ustekinumab superior to placebo
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Vedolizumab Beats Adalimumab for Ulcerative Colitis Remissions
But not for corticosteroid-free clinical remission; also, ustekinumab superior to placebo
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Dapagliflozin Lowers Risk for Worsening Heart Failure
Findings seen among patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, irrespective of diabetes
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ASTRO: NSAIDs May Offer Benefit to Head & Neck Cancer Patients
Benefit not significant for aspirin use in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing SBRT
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Rate of Opioid Rx Increasing for Incisional Ocular Surgery
Odds for filling opioid prescriptions highest for surgery in 2014, 2015, 2016 versus 2000-2001
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Marijuana Use Common Among Adults With Medical Conditions
Prevalence of marijuana use decreases with increasing age
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Sertraline Does Not Reduce Depressive Symptoms by Week 6
Improvements seen in anxiety symptoms, mental health-related QoL, not depressive symptoms
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Marijuana Use Common Among Adults With Medical Conditions
Prevalence of marijuana use decreases with increasing age
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All Along the Watchtower
The following is the fifth in a new weekly blog series, pulled directly from the Twitter-based...
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Conference Highlights: HFSA 2019
New research was presented at HFSA 2019, the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure...
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5 Effective Ways to Improve Patient-Provider Relationship and Avoid Clinician Burnout
While most current physicians are happy and mentally healthy – with 59% reporting that they are...
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Renal-Replacement Therapy in Patients With AKI & Sepsis
Research indicates that acute kidney injury is the most frequent complication in patients with...
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