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Cardiac biomarkers refine antihypertensive drug initiation decisions
January 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Analysis showcases a better way to select patients for intensive BP lowering.
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FDA advisers set high bar for new opioids
January 21, 2020
Two days of FDA discussion over three new opioids seeking U.S. approval highlighted the barriers these drugs now face.
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease cases on the rise across U.S.
January 21, 2020
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease is very hard to diagnose and very hard to treat.
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Cognitive screening of older physicians: What’s fair?
January 17, 2020
A new report leads to questions about how to standardize the process rather than have a piecemeal institutional approach and whether to focus less on tests scores and more on clinical performance.
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Reducing alarm fatigue in the hospital
January 17, 2020
Researchers are developing new sounds that could replace current alarms.
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Children with resistant UTIs unexpectedly may respond to discordant antibiotics
January 17, 2020
A low rate of care escalation and high rate of clinical improvement suggest this may be a reasonable approach until urine culture sensitivities return.
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SHM Pediatric Core Competencies get fresh update
January 16, 2020
Experts say the core competencies must reflect the realities of the variety of community pediatric settings.
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SPRINT-type BP control provides up to 3 years of additional life
January 14, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Survival advantage of intensive over standard blood pressure lowering is age dependent.
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Drop in flu activity may not signal seasonal peak
January 13, 2020
“Hospitalization rates and percent of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza remain low,” the CDC says.
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Treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a work in progress
January 13, 2020
Although the disorder has a lower mortality than heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, it places a significant burden on health care systems.