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FDA approves cefiderocol for multidrug-resistant, complicated urinary tract infections
The approval is for patients with limited or no alternative treatment options and includes a warning of Fetroja’s higher all-cause mortality rate...
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Vaping-linked lung injury: 2,172 cases, 42 deaths
Forty-two deaths from EVALI have been confirmed in 24 states and the District of Columbia.
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Transfusion-related lung injury is on the rise in elderly patients
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers at the Food and Drug Administration examined trends in potentially life-threatening or fatal transfusion-related adverse...
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CDC releases update of 2013 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
The report includes the hopeful news that there were 42 new antibiotics in development as of June 2019.
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Storytelling tool can assist elderly in the ICU
SAN FRANCISCO – A graphic-based framework tool helps track best-and worst-case scenarios for elderly patients in the...
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Risk stratification of syncope patients can help determine duration of telemetry monitoring
In ED patients with syncope, what is the optimal duration of telemetry monitoring to detect underlying arrhythmia?
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Fentanyl-related deaths show strong regional pattern
Overdose death rates for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl are high in the East and low in the West.
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Smokers with PE have higher rate of hospital readmission
NEW ORLEANS – The rate of readmission within 30 days was significantly higher among PE patients with tobacco...
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Oral vs. IV antibiotic therapy in early treatment of complex bone and joint infections
Are oral antibiotics noninferior to intravenous antibiotics in the treatment of bone and joint infections?