Andrew D. Bowser
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Bias in the clinical setting can impact patient care
October 12, 2018
Health care providers may harbor implicit, or unconscious, biases that contribute to health care disparities.
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CT for evaluating pulmonary embolism overused
October 12, 2018
SAN ANTONIO – Computed tomography may be is overused for evaluation of pulmonary embolism.
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Obesity paradox extends to PE patients
October 9, 2018
SAN ANTONIO – The obese patients in the analysis had a lower mortality risk, despite receiving more thrombolytics.
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Discharge trends for septic shock survivors remain steady
October 8, 2018
SAN ANTONIO – Septic shock mortality has decreased, but discharge trends for survivors have remained steady.
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Chronic liver disease raises death risk in pneumonia patients
October 8, 2018
SAN ANTONIO – Liver disease increased the risk of intubation in pneumonia patients.
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Expert panel updates guidelines on antithrombotic therapy for AF
September 18, 2018
The new guidelines highlight 60 key recommendations from the 12-person expert panel.
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Acute biliary pancreatitis linked to poor outcomes in elderly
September 6, 2018
Compared with younger patients, elderly patients admitted for acute biliary pancreatitis have increased rates of adverse outcomes.
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Policy responses to opioid epidemic may have benefits, harms
September 4, 2018
Drug rescheduling was associated with a 45.6% increase in heroin-related deaths over 5 years in the model.
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Declining lung function linked to heart failure, stroke
August 28, 2018
Cardiologists and pulmonologists should collaborate to better identify the relationship between lung function decline and early CV disease detection.
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CDC: 2017 worst year yet for drug overdoses
August 17, 2018
Deaths tied to synthetic opioids climbed faster than any other drug class.
