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Three in 10 of your diabetic patients may have liver fibrosis
LOS ANGELES – For every 10 of your adult patients with type 2 diabetes, three are likely to have moderate to severe liver fibrosis, according to...
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Daily update: An emerging cardiac disease, CHIP, and more
“This is an emerging disease that you’re all going to see in your practices this year," one expert says. For more news, check out today's briefing...
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Sex disparities seen in surgical professorships
Female surgeons underrepresented in academic leadership roles, multivariable analysis shows.
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FDA Pledges Faster Updates for Antibiotics
New FDA site aims to get valuable updates on antibiotics out to health care professionals quicker to aid in prescribing decisions.
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VA Transparency and Quality Initiatives: An Update
Shereef Elnahal, MD discusses VA’s new efforts to improve transparency, measure quality, and shares Diffusion of Excellence success...
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Low inhibitor rate observed in PUPs with hemophilia A
Researchers have observed a low inhibitor rate in previously untreated patients (PUPs) with severe hemophilia A who received treatment with...
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FDA approves ready-to-use bivalirudin
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a ready-to-use formulation of bivalirudin for use as an anticoagulant in patients...
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EC grants orphan designation to gilteritinib for AML
The European Commission (EC) has granted orphan designation to gilteritinib for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)....
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Checkpoint inhibitors look safe in rheumatology patients
The Mayo Clinic analysis examines 16 patients with rheumatologic diseases and cancer who received checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
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Abstract: Antibiotic Prescribing for Nonbacterial Acute Upper Respiratory Infections in Elderly Persons
Overuse of antibiotics increases healthcare costs and contributes to the emergence of resistance, but these agents continue to be prescribed...