Solanezumab does not improve cognition or functioning in Alzheimer’s disease [EXPEDITION Trials]
Image: PD 1. Solanezumab did not improve cognition or functional ability in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease at week 80. 2. Solanezumab...
High volume geriatric trauma facilities provide better geriatric trauma outcomes
Image: PD 1. Geriatric patients received trauma care with better outcomes related to in-hospital mortality, major complications, and mortality after...
Separate panels of microRNAs may aid in early detection of pancreatic cancer
Image: PD 1. Thirty-eight microRNAs were discovered to be differentially expressed in whole blood between patients with pancreatic cancer and...
Warfarin, antibiotic interactions may not be clinically significant in ambulatory setting
Image: PD 1. Patients on chronic warfarin who were also receiving antibiotics had an increased INR compared to healthy controls....
Admitted uninsured patients less likely to undergo interhospital transfer
Image: PD 1. In the United States, uninsured patients who are hospitalized were significantly less likely to undergo interhospital transfer...
Household firearm accessibility increases risk of suicide and homicide
Image: PD 1. From a systematic review of the literature, there is a significantly increased risk of both suicide and...
New antiviral drug pritelivir may reduce symptoms of HSV-2
Image: PD 1. Patients with HSV-2 treated with the helicase-primase inhibitor, pritelivir, had reduced viral shedding over 28 days when...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 13-19, 2014
Image: PD/HSV-2 In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the...
Post-op blood glucose may be a poor quality measure for cardiac surgery
Image: PD 1. Post-operative blood glucose >200mg/dL was not associated with greater morbidity or mortality in cardiac surgery patients. Evidence...
Probiotics improve colic, reduce GI disorders in infants
Image: CC/Wiki/Blaylock. Lactobacillus 1. Daily use of prophylactic probiotics was associated with decreased colic, regurgitation, and constipation during the first...
