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The following is a summary of “Evaluation of an emergency department opt-out provider-driven HIV and syphilis screening and linkage-to-care program,” published in the March 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Scott, et al. For a study, researchers sought to assess the impact of an opt-out provider-initiated HIV and syphilis screening program on screening, diagnosis, and
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The following is a summary of “Evaluation of an Intensive Care Unit Sepsis Alert in Critically Ill Medical Patients,” published in the May 2024 issue of Critical Care by Rich et al. Due to frequent “alert fatigue” from general sepsis alerts in ICUs, a new ICU-specific alert was developed to target patients most likely to
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The following is a summary of “Diagnostic value of neurofilaments in differentiating motor neuron disease from multifocal motor neuropathy,” published in the April 2024 issue of Neurology by Wohnrade et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to assess the accuracy of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain (pNfH)
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Mashup Score: 0Reporting from the Frontlines of Your Life as a Foreign Correspondent - Physician's Weekly - 9 day(s) ago
Being a foreign correspondent in one’s life empowers and inspires one to share experiences with others in a way that provides a window into another’s life.
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The following is a summary of the “Effectiveness and safety of the combination of sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies,” published in the March 2024 issue of Cardiology by Ahmad et al. Recent evidence from randomized
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1. For patients with localized endometrial cancer recurrence, adding cisplatin to radiation therapy did not appear to improve progression-free survival when compared to radiation therapy alone. 2. For patients with localized endometrial cancer recurrence, adding cisplatin to radiation therapy resulted in higher rates of acute toxicity, when compared to radiation therapy alone. Evidence Rating Level:
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Mashup Score: 21Quantifying FIV in DMVOs Insights From FLAIR Imaging and CBV Index - 1 month(s) ago
The following is a summary of “Follow-up infarct volume on fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging in distal medium vessel occlusions: the role of cerebral blood volume index,” published in the March 2024 issue of Neurology by Salim et al. Distal, medium vessel occlusions (DMVOs) are a significant contributor to acute ischemic strokes (AIS), but
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The anti-OX40 antibody amlitelimab showed maintenance of response even after treatment discontinuation in the STREAM-AD study.
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Mashup Score: 1Relationship Between Tadalafil Exposure with Reduced Rates of MACE and Mortality in Men with ED - 2 month(s) ago
The following is a summary of “Association of tadalafil exposure with lower rates of major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality in a general population of men with erectile dysfunction,” published in the February 2024 issue of Cardiology by Kloner et al. Tadalafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (PDE-5i), is prescribed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED)
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Mashup Score: 4Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Safe, Effective at Preventing HIV During Pregnancy - Physician's Weekly - 2 month(s) ago
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Adverse pregnancy outcomes related to use of the dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR) or daily oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) during the second trimester are uncommon, according to a study presented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, held from March 3 to 6 in Denver. Felix
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“Following program implementation, there was a substantial increase in screening rates for HIV (1373.81%) and syphilis (1343.63%)” https://t.co/ykBELuonn4