Geriatrics
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Tai chi equivalent to physical therapy for knee OA
Key clinical point: Tai chi may serve as an alternative to physical therapy for knee OA. Major finding: The change in WOMAC score from baseline at...
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DDW: Study finds pancreatic cancer misdiagnosis rate at 31%
Key clinical point: Pancreatic cancer is often misdiagnosed, and should be considered in patients with vague or atypical symptoms who are referred...
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AHS: Intravenous diphenhydramine does not improve acute migraine outcomes
Intravenous diphenhydramine 50 mg combined with metoclopramide 10 mg IV did not induce a significantly improved sustained response, when compared...
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EULAR: Vitamin D supplementation fails to reduce knee OA pain
Key clinical point: There appears to be no benefit of supplementing vitamin D to ease pain in symptomatic patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)...
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Adherence to MS treatments lower in oral vs. injectable drugs
In a population of MS patients, lack of adherence was significantly higher in those receiving oral, compared with injectable disease-modifying...
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DDW: Budesonide improves dysphagia, histology, and endoscopic findings in EoE
Key clinical point: A mucoadherent oral formulation of budesonide shows promise as an effective treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), with...
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DDW: Single daily pill knocks out HCV in prior nonresponders
Key clinical point: A fixed dose combination of grazoprevir and elbasvir, with or without ribavirin, was effective in patients with previously...
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ADA: DPP4 inhibitors and cardiovascular outcomes: connecting the dots
Differences in trial design and duration may explain why the signal for heart failure hospitalizations was inconsistent across the trials of...
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European cardiologists seek involvement in acute stroke
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ICOO: Opioids blurring criminal activity and malpractice
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Cognitive impairment signals subclinical vascular disease
Key clinical point: Assessing cognitive function could help identify subclinical vascular disease. Major finding: Stroke (RR, 1.57; P = .010) and...