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Study Finds Only 12.8% of Outpatient Antibiotics Appropriate
While hospitals are trying to rein in antibiotic use, outpatient settings are on the frontier of sorts in the effort to stop the rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria and their possible consequence: untreatable infections. -
Study: Many POLST Forms Completed by Surrogates
Surrogate preferences on Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms were 60% less likely to choose “all treatment” than patients who made their own decisions, found a new study.
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NIH Super Sleuths Track Down a Rare Human Pathogen
An outbreak of a rare human pathogen — which was traced to the stagnant water in a newly constructed building a decade earlier — was solved by investigators at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center using a deep bank of isolates and cutting-edge molecular epidemiology. -
U.S. Caregiver Received Experimental Ebola Vaccine Post Exposure
An American caregiver exposed to the Ebola virus while caring for a patient in Africa was given the new experimental vaccine within 24 hours and subsequently did not develop infection. As is often the case with diseases calling for post-exposure prophylaxis, it cannot be determined whether the vaccine prevented infection or whether the patient would not have developed Ebola regardless. -
CDC Analysis Supports Mandated Drug Stewardship in Hospitals
A new analysis of the immense societal costs of Clostridioides difficile infection may spur the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to finalize a regulation requiring antibiotic stewardship in hospitals.
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Precise Localization of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy Determines Clinical Benefit
Lesioning of the posterior portion of the VIM thalamus is most efficacious. Lesions extending beyond this portion can lead to adverse side effects in those with essential tremor treated with MRI-guided focused ultrasound.
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Miller Fisher Syndrome: Atypical Features
Other than the classic triad of neurological signs that define Miller Fisher syndrome, it also is common to see delayed facial palsy, loss of taste, and weakness of pharyngeal and cervical muscles.
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Treatment of Acute Migraine With Ginger
Ginger extract has a long anecdotal history as a treatment for migraine headaches in traditional Chinese medicine. This well-designed study provides evidence that adding ginger to a standard nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication improves outcomes of migraine treatment by all measured parameters.
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Clinicians Believe Chaplains Helpful — But Call on Them Infrequently
One study found that chaplain consults were rare, mainly reserved for dying patients, and usually occurred in the last 24 hours of life or even after death.
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Providers Experience Moral Distress in Pediatric Mental Healthcare
Limited community resources, such as lack of available inpatient beds, are among the issues facing clinicians.