USPSTF finds insufficient evidence for improved mortality from diabetes screening
1. From a systematic review, the USPSTF found inadequate evidence to support any 10-year mortality benefit associated with screening for...
USPSTF finds inconclusive evidence for routine iron screening and supplementation in pregnancy
1. From a systematic review, iron supplementation may improve maternal hematologic indices. 2. The clinical significance of iron supplementation on...
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Improved hepatitis C drugs may increase healthcare costs
1. Simulation studies for the new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments sofosbuviir and ledispavir show gains in cost-effectiveness, but may...
Higher smoking rates in adult HIV population
1. From a cross-sectional survey, adults with HIV were associated with an increased likelihood of smoking than the general population....
F. necrophorum pharyngitis more common than group A streptococcus in university clinic
1. The occurrence of Fusobacterium necrophorum pharyngitis is higher than group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis in university students aged 15-30...
Sedentary time associated with poor health independent of physical activity
1. Prolonged sedentary time was associated with increased risk for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality, cancer incidence and...
Blood pressure reduction decreases mortality in uncomplicated mild hypertension
1. Pharmacologic blood pressure reduction in patients with grade 1 hypertension, but no evidence of cardiovascular disease, was associated with...
Breast ultrasound screening model reveals increased costs for small benefits
1. Microsimulation models demonstrated limited health benefits of supplemental ultrasonography for women with dense breasts and substantial increases in cost....
USPSTF finds insufficient evidence to evaluate vitamin D screening
1. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that current evidence was insufficient to assess the balance of benefits...
AABB guidelines for prophylactic platelet transfusions
1. The AABB strongly recommends transfusing hospitalized adult patients with therapy induced hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia and a platelet count of 10x109...