Geriatrics
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Study eyes liability associated with implantable devices for chronic pain
The maintenance of implantable drug delivery systems for the management of chronic pain was associated with death, permanent brain damage, or...
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Impact of health care–associated meningitis or ventriculitis spotlighted
Health care–associated meningitis or ventriculitis continues to occur despite well established preventive methods and is associated with...
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Statins may inhibit flu vaccine response
According to a pair of studies published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, statins may have the unintended consequence of reducing...
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Trial to prove utility of amyloid imaging seeks physicians for referrals
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VIDEO: ASAP 2 trial will test Watchman in warfarin-contraindicated patients
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HFSA: Emphasizing "acute" in acute decompensated heart failure
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TCT: Early intervention cut mortality in severe, asymptomatic AS
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CHEST: Yoga performs like pulmonary rehab for COPD patients
COPD patients randomized to a 12-week program of yoga exercises had improvements similar to patients randomized to a standard pulmonary...
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CHEST: Oral solithromycin shows pneumonia pivotal-trial efficacy
Solithromycin may offer a way to once again have a macrolide available for empiric oral treatment of more severe community-acquired pneumonia.
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Every 10° C temperature drop increases STEMI risk by 7%
Key clinical point: As the air temperature gets progressively lower, the STEMI risk increases. Major finding: The STEMI event rate was 0.94 per...
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Experts debate fecal transplants as first-line therapy for CDI
Fecal microbiota transplantation is now first-line therapy for Clostridium difficile infection in much of Scandinavia – two specialists debated...