- Clinical Essentials from JAMA Intern Med
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CRC: meta-analysis supports diagnostic FIT in high-risk patients
Accuracy for advanced cases is not as good, however.
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- Clinical Essentials from Ann Oncol
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MCRC: less hand-foot syndrome with S-1 vs capecitabine
- Clinical Essentials from MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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CDC: chronic Lyme disease treatments tied to serious infections
- Clinical Essentials from Chest
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Chest Expert Cough Panel: recommendations on chronic cough in children
- Clinical Essentials from Scand J Pain
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THA: local infiltration analgesia tops femoral nerve block for post-op pain
- Clinical Essentials from Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
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HCV: pre-LT DAA therapy most cost effective with lower MELD
- Clinical Essentials from AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
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Stroke: CTA angiography tops noncontrast CT for predicting EVT outcomes
- Clinical Essentials from BMJ Open
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Depression: 2nd generation antidepressants, CBT are best bets
- Clinical Essentials from JAMA Cardiol
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TAVR: nearly 1 in 10 procedures in the US are off-label
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Can I get a "gentle" cesarean?
- US Professional News
Twitter: top 10 PCPs to follow
- US Professional News
Life with spina bifida gives surgeon unique perspective
- US Professional News
American Medical Association delegates push for MOC credit
- US Professional News
CMS proposal exempts more small practices from MACRA
- US Professional News
CMS offers help with new Medicare numbers
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- Clinical Essentials from Arthritis Rheumatol
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RA: elderly patients are getting a lot of opioid prescriptions
Especially if they are black or have back pain.
- Clinical Essentials from Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
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RA: fish-eating patients might do better
Clinically significant differences in disease scores in frequent vs infrequent fish eaters.
- Clinical Essentials from J Diabetes Sci Technol
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How accurate are diabetes alert dogs?
Accuracy varies widely among individual dogs.
- Clinical Essentials from JAMA
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3 of every 100 US adults takes way too much vitamin D
The number overdoing vitamin D has increased since 1999.
- Clinical Essentials from Am Health Drug Benefits
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Prostate cancer: lower CNS risk with abiraterone vs enzalutamide, chemotherapy
Reduced risk for CNS effects was independent of metastases.
- Clinical Essentials from Oral Oncol
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NPC: promising phase 2 results for NAB-paclitaxel
NAB-paclitaxel has previously shown efficacy in other tumor types.
- Clinical Essentials from Am J Hematol
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Relapsed CD20+ B-cell NHL: ROAD combines efficacy with low nephrotoxicity
0% of patients experienced grade 3-4 nephrotoxicity.
- Vitals
- 1 comment
HIV/STD/UTI Vitals for June 2017
FDA approves Truvada generic | Simplified HIV PEP regimen | Piperacillin-tazobactam for extended spectrum beta-lactamase UTI.
- Conference Essentials
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Grass pollen SLIT lowers risk of asthma onset and progression | EAACI
Asthma progression improved by 24.6% during treatment and 15.2% after cessation.
- Conference Essentials
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Icatibant effective for acute attacks of HAE in adults | EAACI
Median TOSR was 1.75 h in the eight enrolled patients.
- Conference Essentials
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Imatinib monotherapy offers near-normal life expectancy in CML | EHA
Ten-year OS, PFS, and relative survival were 82%, 80%, and 92%, respectively.
- Conference Essentials
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PCV13 vaccine immune response tops PPSV23 in CLL | EHA
Immune response superior in 10 out of 12 serotypes after one month.
- Clinical Essentials from Antivir Ther
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HIV: CD4 drop at failure highest with NNRTI resistance
NNRTI drug resistance mutations less common, but linked to highest CD4 decline at failure.
- Clinical Essentials from Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
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HIV: increased cancer screening may be warranted
People with HIV are living full lives on ART, opening the door for new causes of death.