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Hypothermia confers no benefits in children with cardiac arrest
Survival and neurobehavioral function did not differ at 1 year following cardiac arrest.
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FDA approves topical oxymetazoline for rosacea
A topical cream containing the vasoconstrictor oxymetazoline has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat symptoms of rosacea,...
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FDA approves ibrutinib for refractory MZL
The Food and Drug Administration has approved ibrutinib for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma, the drug...
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Prominent clinical guidelines fall short of conflict of interest standards
Two recent clinical practice guidelines – one for cholesterol management and another for treatment of chronic hepatitis C – did not meet the...
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Two-thirds of patient advocacy groups receive industry funding
About two-thirds of patient advocacy organizations report receiving funds from for-profit firms, including pharmaceutical, device and...
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Nailfold analysis can predict cardiopulmonary complications in systemic sclerosis
Nailfold videocapillaroscopy can help to predict which patients with systemic sclerosis may develop serious cardiopulmonary complications,...
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Enthesitis seen in 35% of PsA patients
About one-third of people with psoriatic arthritis have clinical enthesitis, according to results from a prospective cohort study of more than 800...
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Pain after hernia repair shows improvement at 6 months
Patients who have undergone open ventral abdominal hernia repair see significant improvements in some self-reported pain measures at 6 or more...
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Immediate postpartum LARC requires cross-disciplinary cooperation in the hospital
Early inclusion of nonclinical staff is key to a successful in-hospital program.
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Curricular milestones in rheumatology: Is granular better?
Champions of new curricular milestones say they want rheumatology training to be more like pilot training, while critics see the expansion of an...
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Child, adolescent autism patients visiting EDs in higher numbers
NEW YORK – Calm, clear communication is key to treating ASD children and adolescents in crisis. But it takes training, experts say.
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Macrolide monotherapy works in some NTM lung disease
For infections caused by <i>M. abscessus</i> subsp. <i>massiliense</i>, short-term combination antibiotics followed by...
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ASTRO guidelines lower age thresholds for APBI
APBI can be considered an alternative to whole breast irradiation in patients as young as 40; ductal carcinoma in situ is added as an indication...
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SelG1 cut pain crises in sickle cell disease
The humanized antibody SelG1 decreased the frequency of acute pain episodes in people with sickle cell disease, based on results from the...
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Toddler gaze patterns heritable, stable over time
Autism researchers studying social-visual engagement find new evidence from a cohort of twins.