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From the Journals
Nearly one-quarter of presurgery patients already using opioids
Surgical patients should be asked about their opioid use and pain history.
Hitting a Nerve
Too much to disagree on to let politics enter an office visit
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Managing HIV with diabetes
Intranasal naloxone is promising for hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure.
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Too many antibiotics prescribed in urgent care
Gardasil 9 vaccination persists for three years when administered between 9 and 14.
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Less documentation highlights new Medicare fee proposal
The diabetes diagnosis that patients love to receive.
Guidelines
AHRQ National Guideline Clearinghouse shutting down
Although some stakeholders are interested in keeping it going, it’s unclear what that would look like and what role, if any, AHRQ would have.
News
CDC releases website for ME/CFS information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a website for health care providers about myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue...
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New guidelines could mean millions more with hypertension
SLE flares, including joint and neurologic flares, are linked to temperature and pollution in the Baltimore area.
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the ACA
USPSTF says that nontraditional CVD risk factors are not ready for primetime.
FDA/CDC
Fluoroquinolones can cause fatal hypoglycemia, FDA warns
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Sjögren’s syndrome recommendations are close
The CMS holds ACA risk adjustment payments following legal ruling.