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More Than a Spot of Bother
For this 5-year-old African-American boy and his family, the continual depigmentation of the skin around his congenital lesions is concerning. Can...
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Conservative oxygen therapy in critically ill patients
Clinical question: Does a conservative oxygenation strategy improve clinical outcomes, compared with standard clinical practice among critically...
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Prevalence of pulmonary embolism among syncope patients
Clinical question: What is the prevalence of acute pulmonary emboli (PE) in patients admitted for syncope?
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Evidence suggests fondaparinux is more effective than LMWH in prevention of VTE and total DVT in the postoperative setting
Clinical question: How do pentasaccharides compare to other anticoagulants in postoperative venous thromboembolism prevention?
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From the Washington Office: Navigating MIPS in 2017
2017 is here and the new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is now in effect. MIPS has taken a number of steps to streamline reporting...
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Chikungunya arthritis symptoms reduced with immunomodulatory drugs
A mouse study finds abatacept, tofacitinib, and fingolimod – all of which change T-cell response – effective in checking arthritis symptoms in...
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Smaller, intrapericardial LVAD noninferior to HeartMate II
A smaller, centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist device that lies entirely within the pericardial space was found noninferior to the HeartMate...
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Antiandrogen therapy improves survival after biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer
Adding antiandrogen treatment to salvage radiotherapy markedly improves long-term survival and disease-specific mortality, reduces the rate of...