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Benefits of TB Screening Confirmed
Make it your job — and the job of your primary care colleagues — to screen persons at risk for latent TB.
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How Safe Is Your Honey?
The FDA reports finding small amounts of the weed killer glyphosate in samples of U.S. honey.
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Cranberry Capsules Are Not Effective in Preventing Bacteriuria with Pyuria in Elderly Women in Nursing Homes
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found that giving cranberry capsules to elderly women residing in nursing homes did not result in any significant benefits, including no reduction in symptomatic urinary tract infections.
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Diastolic Blood Pressure Goals
An analysis of the community-based ARIC study showed that low diastolic blood pressures were associated with higher baseline and subsequent troponin T levels and adverse cardiac events, but not stroke.
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Patient Safety & Risk Management Update
Does your hospital have what it takes to comply with patient safety hospital CoPs? -
Feds, States Turn Up Heat on Big Pharma
Fresh lawsuits accuse various manufacturers of conspiring to manipulate and inflate generic drug prices.
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Cures Act Releases $500 Million to States Hit by Opioid Epidemic
Hard-hit states will receive more funds to combat the opioid crisis as opioid-related deaths continue to surge.
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If Missed Infectious Disease is True ‘Zebra,’ It Can Help EP’s Defense
Sparse charting greatly hinders the defense.
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Is EP Target of State Medical Board Investigation?
Much more than a fine could be at stake.
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Should Psych Patient Be Held in ED, Or Discharged Home?
Unrestrained patients bolt past ED security — and hospital gets sued.