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Too many blood cultures ordered for pediatric SSTIs
SEATTLE – Culture draws were associated with a 20% increase in hospital length of stay.
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Posttraumatic headache may be associated with reduced pain thresholds
PHILADELPHIA – Symptoms of photophobia and allodynia are more severe in patients with posttraumatic headache,...
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RNA interference drug fitusiran looks effective in both hemophilia A and B
MELBOURNE – The RNA interference drug fitusiran is associated with significant reductions in bleeding rates in patients with hemophilia A and B,...
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Trained interpreters essential for treating non–English-speaking patients
NEW YORK – Even in a private office setting, failure to engage a trained translator is discouraged.
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Psychology consult for children’s skin issues can boost adherence, wellness
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Novel translocation inhibitor shows efficacy in treatment-naive HIV-1–infected adults
Potent, first-in-class antiretroviral drug may eventually allow for once-weekly or once-monthly dosing, investigator says.
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Antiretroviral-eluting implant could provide HIV prophylaxis for a year or more
The long-term islatravir implant could one day provide an easier adherence alternative for many.
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How common is accelerated knee OA?
TORONTO – More than one in seven women who developed knee OA in a large prospective population-based U.K. study had the more severe accelerated...
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Two-drug integrase inhibitor–based regimen noninferior to standard in HIV-infected adults
In light of these findings and those from other studies, it may be time to “rethink the position of dual therapy in the international guidelines...
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New WHO recommendations promote dolutegravir benefits in the face of lowered risk signal for neural tube defects