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Postbariatric cholecystectomy most common among Roux-en-Y patients
Key clinical point: Prophylactic cholecystectomy may not be necessary in bariatric surgery since few of patients develop symptomatic gallbladder...
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Clarithromycin found to increase risk of cardiac death in women
Key clinical point: Beware the use of clarithromycin in women.Major finding: Compared with penicillin, clarithromycin is associated with a nearly...
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High Total and LDL Cholesterol Levels Increased Risk For CKD
Key clinical point: Patients with high total cholesterol levels or high LDL cholesterol may be at risk for chronic kidney disease.Major finding:...
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Fever, E. coli, and abnormal ultrasound predict renal scarring in pediatric UTI
Key clinical point: Three clinical findings predict whether children and adolescents with a first episode of UTI have a higher risk of renal...
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Early ART Treatment: HIV Positive, yet Antibody-negative?
Key clinical finding: Early antiretroviral therapy may result in HIV-antibody negativity in infants without curing them of the infection.Major...
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One-third of ART-treated newborns may become HIV-antibody negative
Key clinical finding: Early antiretroviral therapy may result in HIV-antibody negativity in infants without curing them of the infection.Major...
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Acetaminophen no better than placebo for acute low back pain
Key clinical point: Acetaminophen may offer no pain-relief advantage in acute low back pain.Major finding: 84.8% of patients with acute low back...
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Interferon-free HCV-1 regimen scored high in patients co-infected with HIV
Key clinical point: An all-oral, interferon-free regimen for hepatitis C genotype 1 infection appeared to achieve a sustained virologic response...
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High total and LDL cholesterol levels increased risk of chronic kidney disease
Key clinical point: Patients with high total cholesterol levels or high LDL cholesterol may be at risk for chronic kidney disease.Major finding:...
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WHO recommends HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention option
Key clinical point: Men who have sex with men should consider pre-exposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral medications as an additional option to...
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WHO recommends HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention option
Key clinical point: Men who have sex with men should consider pre-exposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral medications as an additional option to...