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Children with resistant UTIs unexpectedly may respond to discordant antibiotics
A low rate of care escalation and high rate of clinical improvement suggest this may be a reasonable approach until urine culture sensitivities...
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Sarcopenia associated with increased cardiometabolic risk
LOS ANGELES – Loss of lean body mass and function with aging reduces metabolically active tissue, which can lead to...
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COACT: No benefit of immediate PCI for non–ST-elevation cardiac arrest at 1 year
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Consider hyperbaric oxygen for inflammatory ileal pouchitis
SAN ANTONIO – High success rate seen in medically refractory disease.
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PACT-HF: Transitional care derives no overall benefit
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Analyses clarify who benefits from ARNI-ARB combination
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ODYSSEY Outcomes: Alirocumab cut stroke, PAD, VTE
PHILADELPHIA – Prespecified outcomes from the alirocumab outcomes trial showed the drug significantly cut PAD and VTE events, as well as ischemic...
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New hypertension performance measures boost 130/80 mm Hg target
PHILADELPHIA – Hypertension performance and quality measures from the AHA and ACC provide a guide for implementing the 2017 hypertension guideline...
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Dupilumab-induced head and neck erythema described in atopic dermatitis patients
MADRID – “This is a common side effect that’s underreported in daily practice at this moment, and it’s not reported in clinical trials at all.”
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First autoimmune epilepsy RCT supports IVIG therapy
BALTIMORE – Misdiagnosis and delayed treatment may mean that patients end up in nursing homes diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Human milk oligosaccharides quell IBS symptoms
SAN ANTONIO – Restoring the altered gut microbiota in patients with IBS pays off in reduced abnormal stools, pain, and bloating.