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Mashup Score: 9
“Pay-for-performance” programs have proliferated in healthcare, but their effect on quality of care is difficult to evaluate. The U.K. National Health
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Mashup Score: 3MPs back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales - 22 day(s) ago
Members of parliament have voted by 314 to 291 to approve a bill that would make assisted dying legal in England and Wales, a move described as the biggest social change since the Abortion Act 1967. The vote after an emotional debate in the House of Commons to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill a third reading means the bill will now go for further scrutiny to the House of Lords, where commentators have suggested the decision to give it a third reading meant it was almost certain to become law. There is a convention that the Lords will not interfere with the decisions of the democratically elected house, although the size of the majority, reduced to 23 from the 55 MPs who previously voted to approve the bill in principle, could influence peers opposed to the …
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MPs back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales https://t.co/EPWBQiGMi3 #MedTwitter
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Mashup Score: 2FDA Approves Once-Monthly Hereditary Angioedema Drug - 26 day(s) ago
New option for prophylaxis is the first to target the top of the HAE cascade
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Anti-factor XIIa biologic garadacimab (Andembry) got the FDA greenlight for use in preventing hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks in adult and pediatric patients ages 12 years and older. https://t.co/zrjRW9E1vD #medtwitter
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Mashup Score: 2
Randomized trial supports option that could aid antibiotic stewardship
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Fecal microbiota transplant might be considered for first-line treatment of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), based on noninferiority findings from a randomized, open-label trial. https://t.co/slrBpAhj33 @tarahaelle @AnnalsofIM #medtwitter
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Mashup Score: 13
Sponsoring Organizations: American College of Radiology; American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & ImmunologyBackgroundWhen a patient has a
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A new consensus statement gives recommendations for managing and preventing hypersensitivity reactions to radiocontrast media. https://t.co/i64oslLUC5 #MedTwitter https://t.co/qpYxsl5LQr
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Mashup Score: 9Disability After Clinically Significant Extracranial Bleeding - 2 month(s) ago
In the ASPREE trial (NEJM JW Gen Med Oct 15 2018 and N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1509), low-dose aspirin raised risk for bleeding but did not prevent
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In ASPREE, low-dose aspirin raised risk for bleeding but didn't prevent disability or CV events in older adults. In a secondary analysis, researchers study the link between major extracranial bleeding and development of functional disability. https://t.co/e5ycwOveUZ #MedTwitter https://t.co/f6l3bELBcI
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Mashup Score: 5How Often Does Poor Communication Affect Patient Safety? - 2 month(s) ago
We know that poor communication in health care increases risk for patient safety incidents, but recent data on the subject are lacking. Researchers
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Poor communication in health care increases risk for patient safety incidents, but recent data on the subject are lacking. Researchers performed a systematic review of 46 studies: https://t.co/Fg4hIsVg99 #MedTwitter https://t.co/UZJoZDqg6y
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Mashup Score: 5Advanced Practice Providers - Hematology.org - 2 month(s) ago
Advanced Practice Providers
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Attention Advanced Practice Providers! Join ASH for benefits like top publications and abstract submissions. 📅 Apply by May 31, 2025, for early access to the 2025 ASH annual meeting and priority hotels! 🔗 https://t.co/cXskLzaZeW #MedTwitter https://t.co/oFPanGGDc4
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Mashup Score: 1
Asthma symptoms often worsen at night, but we know less about how timing of pulmonary function testing affects results for people with asthma. In a
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Are results of bronchodilator testing affected by time of day or season? https://t.co/hfszhV8R3W #MedTwitter https://t.co/rq1Z5cYQdQ
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Mashup Score: 5Oral vs. Intramuscular Naltrexone for Patients Hospitalized with Alcohol Use Disorder - 2 month(s) ago
Naltrexone is a first-line medication for alcohol use disorder; however, whether clinical outcomes differ based on which of its two formulations are
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Naltrexone is a first-line medication for alcohol use disorder; however, whether clinical outcomes differ based on which of its two formulations are used (a once-daily pill or once-monthly injection) is unclear. A recent trial compared the two. https://t.co/LivtFKhITU #MedTwitter https://t.co/UKxHH9KdWf
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How Do “Pay-for-Performance” Incentives Affect Quality of Care? A large British “natural experiment” provides intriguing data and raises important questions. https://t.co/zacTnGxqGP #MedTwitter https://t.co/TD0nkBrOTD