Geriatrics
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PAS: Device decreases hospitalization costs for bronchiolitis
Key clinical point: Implementation of a high-flow nasal cannula in a general pediatric hospital ward can lead to decreases in length of stay, need...
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VIDEO: NAFLD increasingly causing U.S. hepatocellular carcinomas
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ILC: Unrecognized hepatitis C linked with advanced hepatic fibrosis
Key clinical point: One-fifth of Americans with unrecognized chronic hepatitis C infection likely have advanced hepatic fibrosis. Major finding:...
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ILC: New single daily pill eradicates hepatitis C
Key clinical point: Once-daily, single-pill combination treatment with grazoprevir and elbasvir for 12 weeks was safe and effective for...
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AAN: Cleveland mobile stroke unit reduces time to thrombolysis
Key clinical point: Mobile stroke units could allow more patients to meet a door-to-needle (DTN) time of under 60 minutes.
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ACCP and CTS issue joint guideline on COPD exacerbations
Key clinical point: The American College of Chest Physicians and the Canadian Thoracic Society have issued a guideline for prevention of acute...
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VIDEO: Expert picks top studies in Alzheimer’s, migraine, and stroke at AAN
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Elderly suicidality tied to disability, isolation
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Study aims to bolster argument for reimbursing amyloid imaging
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Memantine plus cholinesterase inhibitor improves behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s
Key clinical point: The combination of memantine and a cholinesterase inhibitor significantly improved behavioral symptoms compared to monotherapy...