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Clinicians Consider Many Factors When Deciding on Mechanical Ventilation After Sepsis
Identifying patients at high risk and crafting timely, targeted interventions can improve outcomes.
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CDC Recommends RSV Vaccine for Patients in Third Trimester
The agency says this solution should be administered to patients during weeks 32 through 36 of pregnancy to protect babies against the dangerous virus, both before and shortly after birth.
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More Reports of Severe Group A Streptococcal Infection
Around the world, rates of severe illness caused by group A Streptococcus are rising. Possible explanations for the increase include immunity-altering, post-pandemic changes in exposure to respiratory pathogens and the emergence of new pathogenic M strains of Streptococcus.
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Steroids and Pneumonia — So Meta?
In a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, hydrocortisone lowered mortality rates among patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia.
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Using Doxycycline as Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections
In an open-label, randomized study involving men who have sex with men and transgender women, using doxycycline within 72 hours of condomless sex was associated with a two-thirds reduction in the incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections vs. those who received standard care.
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COVID-19 Vaccine, 2023-2024 Formula (Comirnaty, Spikevax)
The newest vaccines target XBB.1.5, which is no longer the dominant circulating variant, but they offer protection against XBB.1.16 and more distant variants (e.g., EG.5.1, FL.1.1.1, and BA.2.86).
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Is the Irregularity a Problem?
Interpreting ECGs without the benefit of any history always is challenging. Such is the case with the figure in this article, which manifests significant irregularity.
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The Trouble with ‘Grateful Patient’ Fundraising
Although philanthropic donations are important, physicians pushing patients and families to chip in is ethically problematic.
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CDC Unveils Sepsis Core Elements Initiative to Address Gaps in Care
Agency leaders believe sepsis programs in every hospital — regardless of size, location, and resources — can strengthen the quality of care delivered to patients and ensure their survival.
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A Fresh Approach to Helping High-Needs Patients Who Repeatedly Use the ED
Care providers treat frequent ED visits as a symptom rather than the problem itself.