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Data support targeted approach to cholesterol screening in young adults
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More than half of eligible U.S. travelers skip their pre-trip measles vaccine
1. Over half of patients eligible for the MMR were not vaccinated at their pre-travel consultation. 2. The majority of...
Benefits of early versus delayed feeding in patients with acute pancreatitis
1. Early feeding may reduce hospital stay in patients with mild pancreatitis. 2. Early feeding was not associated with adverse...
Hepatitis C on the rise among reproductive-aged women
1. The number of reproductive-aged women infected with HCV doubled from 2006 to 2014. 2. HCV infection among children was...
Antibiotics often overprescribed in elderly patients
1. Almost half of elderly patients received an antibiotic prescription for a non-bacterial acute upper respiratory infection (AURI. 2. Patients...
A routine invasive strategy may significantly reduce death risk in unstable angina
1. Routine invasive coronary angiography was associated with a reduction in 12-month mortality in patients with unstable angina. 2. The...
Mass shootings associated with large increases in handgun acquisitions in the following 6 weeks
1. After the mass shootings in Newtown, Connecticut (2012) and San Bernardino, California (2015), there were spikes in handgun acquisitions...
Mindfulness offers short-term relief from low back pain
1. Mindfulness-based stress reduction may have short-term impact on pain intensity and physical functioning for low back pain patients. 2....
Using HEART score to risk stratify patients with chest pain is safe but underutilized in the ED
1. The findings of this cluster randomized trial suggest that it is safe to use the HEART score during initial...
Direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus associated with hepatitis B virus reactivation in co-infected patients
1. Patients who have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and are being treated with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs)...
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