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2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 30 – July 7, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Effect of...
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Shunt settings may have little effect on intracranial pressure in hydrocephalus
1. Shunt valve settings had less of an effect on patient intracranial pressure (ICP) than previously predicted by in vitro...
Heart attack hospitalization rate in China quadruples from 2001-2011
1. The rate of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) hospital admissions in China more than quadrupled from 3.7 per 100,000...
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy may be more beneficial in women
1. In patients with left bundle-branch block (LBBB) and QRS duration of 130-149 milliseconds (ms), women had a significant reduction...
USPSTF recommends aneurysm screening in men who have ever smoked
1. Based on a systematic review, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a statement recommending one-time ultrasonography...
Severity of post-concussive symptoms not predictive of recovery
1. In a prospective longitudinal study, severity of reported symptoms immediately following a concussion was not associated with delayed symptom...
Most children excluded from daycare for illness seek acute medical care
1. In a survey assessing healthcare-seeking behavior, it was found that among parents with children unable to attend childcare due...
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Thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism may benefit younger patients, harm older patients
1. Thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism (PE) in intermediate-risk patients decreased mortality in patients younger than 65 years but not in...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 2 – June 8, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Single-Dose...
![Weekly dalbavancin noninferior to daily therapy for acute skin infection [DISCOVER 1 and 2 Trials]](https://2minutemedicine-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/MRSA-aureus-350x250.jpg)
Weekly dalbavancin noninferior to daily therapy for acute skin infection [DISCOVER 1 and 2 Trials]
1. Once-weekly dalbavancin was not inferior to twice-daily vancomycin and linezolid in treating acute bacterial skin infection. 2. Fewer adverse...
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