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Reducing low-value preop care for cataract surgery patients
June 3, 2020
Can a quality improvement project decrease low-value, preoperative testing for cataract patients?
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Evaluating complications of midline catheters
June 3, 2020
What are the rates of major and minor complications associated with placement of midline catheters?
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COVID-19: Problematic gambling could worsen
June 2, 2020
Multiple aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic have the potential to instigate or exacerbate addictive behaviors such as problematic gambling.
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Low IgG levels in COPD patients linked to increased risk of hospitalization
June 2, 2020
“Our results raise the possibility that, in select COPD patients, IgG replacement therapy may be effective in reducing the risk of COPD hospitalizations,” the investigators wrote.
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Ticagrelor gets FDA nod for DAPT in high-risk patients with CAD
June 2, 2020
The new indication is based on THEMIS, which comprised patients with CAD and type 2 diabetes without previous MI or stroke and showed clinical benefit, but also bleeding concerns.
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FDA okays emergency use for Impella RP in COVID-19 right heart failure
June 2, 2020
The authorization allows use of the temporary heart pump in the treatment of right heart failure or decompensation, including pulmonary embolism, caused by COVID-19 complications.
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Distancing works, N95 respirators work better
June 1, 2020
A meta-analysis confirms that social distancing, face masks, and eye protection significantly reduces the risk of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 spread.
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10% with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 die within a week
June 1, 2020
“Even in diabetes, each increase in BMI is associated with an increase in the risk of intubation and/or death in the 7 days following admission for COVID-19.”
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Mass protests could cause COVID-19 outbreaks
June 1, 2020
“There’s going to be a lot of issues coming out of what’s happened in the last week, but one of them is going to be that chains of transmission will have become lit from these gatherings.”
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Short medication regimen noninferior to long regimen for rifampin-resistant TB
June 1, 2020
Can a randomized trial reproduce results of observational cohort studies for treating rifampin-resistant tuberculosis (TB) with a shorter medication regimen compared to the WHO-recommended traditional long regimen?
