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Birch Triterpenes Topical Gel (Oleogel-S10) (Filsuvez)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for wounds associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa not specific to a particular mutation. Birch triterpene is a botanical drug substance composed of a mixture of pentacyclic triterpenes (e.g., botulin, lupeol, betulinic acid, erythrodiol, and oleanolic acid) formulated as a topical gel.
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Buprenorphine May Be an Effective Alternative to Full Opioids for Pain in the ICU
In a small, single-center, retrospective, propensity-matched cohort study examining enteral oxycodone vs. sublingual buprenorphine in a critically ill population, pain control was equivalent, indicating that sublingual buprenorphine may be an effective and appropriate alternative.
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Long-Term Follow-Up Confirms Efficacy of Invasive Strategy in Very Old Patients with Non-ST-Elevation ACS
In this long-term analysis of patients in the After Eighty Study, with a mean age of 85 years and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome, an invasive strategy showed a reduction in a composite endpoint of major adverse cardiovascular events and was associated with a significant improvement in event-free survival compared with a conservative approach.
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Cumulative Number of Head Strikes Contributes to the Development of CTE
A recent study evaluated the connection between head impact and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in male athletes and found that the total number and severity of head impacts throughout life better predicted CTE than the number of symptomatic concussions.
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Are You Sitting Down to Read This? You May Want to Stand Up
A large prospective cohort study demonstrated that prolonged sitting at work increases the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality, but even short periods of physical activity throughout the day may help mitigate the negative effects.
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Identifying and Responding to Potential Cases of Human Trafficking in the Primary Care Setting
This paper aims to equip the primary care provider with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond effectively to potential cases of human trafficking in a primary care setting. When seeking care, individuals caught up in trafficking are most likely to present to an emergency room or urgent care, but about 40% go to private practices or clinics. An astute primary care provider has a unique opportunity to educate, intervene, or assist a patient at this point, should the individual be looking for this type of intervention.
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New Study: Hospital Surfaces Contaminated After Disinfection
Pathogenic persistence can be a problem even after routine disinfection of high-touch surfaces.
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COVID Shot 54% Effective in Preventing Infection
Immunization with the updated COVID-19 vaccine provided approximately 54% increased protection against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to no receipt of the updated vaccine.
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Seeking Your Own Path? Consider IP Consulting
Infection preventionists who are competent and confident, who can dress sharply and speak well, and are adept and finding and fixing the “core” of a problem, may want to go out on their own and become a consultant.
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Still Standing: Antivaxx Groups Fail to Intimidate Hotez
On Feb. 1, 2022, Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, was nominated, along with a colleague, for the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to design and distribute a nonproprietary, free COVID-19 vaccine to impoverished nations globally. The very next day Hotez received an email with the subject line: “You will hang for crimes against humanity.” Hotez recently documented this harassment and attempts at intimidation in his new book, The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning.