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ACC issues guidance on ED evaluation of acute chest pain
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- Megan Brooks
A major challenge is to quickly identify the small number of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
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USPSTF calls for universal anxiety screening in children 8-18, jury out on suicide screening
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- Megan Brooks
This “B” recommendation reflects “moderate certainty” evidence that screening for anxiety in 8- to 18-year-olds has a moderate net benefit.
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Air pollution tied to stroke risk, subsequent CV events, and death
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- Megan Brooks
“Understanding and reducing the effects of air pollutants on different transition stages in stroke will be beneficial in managing people’s health...
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New ICD-10-CM codes a ‘big switch-over’ for neurocognitive disorders
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- Megan Brooks
The changes represent “the most consequential” coding changes for DSM-5 disorders since the Oct. 1, 2015, changeover from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM...
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Colonoscopy in FIT-based screening demands higher ADR
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- Megan Brooks
Endoscopists performing colonoscopy in FIT-positive adults should aim for markedly higher ADRs compared with primary colonoscopy screening,...
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Will AI affect the burden of patient surveillance after polyp removal?
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
AI-assisted colonoscopy may increase the proportion of patients requiring intensive postpolypectomy colonoscopy surveillance by roughly 35% in the...
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AI tool may improve prediction of colorectal cancer recurrence
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
The QuantCRC algorithm can identify subsets of patients with colorectal cancer who may not need chemotherapy and who may need more intensive...
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Nifedipine during labor controls BP in severe preeclampsia
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
Women with preeclampsia with severe features benefit from treatment with oral nifedipine during labor and delivery, results of a randomized...
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Is early-onset cancer an emerging global epidemic?
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
“This paper ... brings to light the importance of correctable lifestyle habits that may slow the rise of early onset cancers.”
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Deep brain stimulation effective for OCD, but barriers persist
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
New study “offers hope for patients with severe symptoms of OCD whose disorder did not respond to a range of conventional therapies,” said Dr....
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High-dose folic acid during pregnancy tied to cancer risk in children
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
“Despite some expert guidelines recommending high-dose folic acid supplementation, there is a lack of certainty surrounding the ‘just right’ dose...
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AHA targets physician burnout in academic CV medicine
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
Exhaustion and burnout uniquely threaten academic cardiovascular medicine physicians and need to be addressed to maintain this critical workforce...
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Positive top-line phase 3 data for lecanemab in early Alzheimer’s
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
“For people in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s, this treatment has the potential to change the course of the disease in a clinically meaningful...
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Coffee linked to reduced cardiovascular disease and mortality risk
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- Megan Brooks
Two to three cups per day of ground, instant, or decaf coffee is linked to lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease, and can be...
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Not just a bad dream: Nightmares may predict dementia
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- Megan Brooks
“Previous research has pointed to nightmares being indicative of potential changes in the brain that can precede other dementias like Parkinson’s...