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Keep Calm and Compress On, But Do Not Hold Your Breath Too Long
In a recent analysis, using any CPR was associated with significant improvement in 30-day survival, with slightly better outcomes associated with standard CPR over compression-only CPR.
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Bremelanotide Injection (Vyleesi)
Bremelanotide offers another FDA-approved treatment option for hypoactive sexual desire disorder with a different mechanism of action.
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Changing Herpes Zoster Risk in Adults
Despite the introduction of two updated vaccines, the age-related incidence of herpes zoster in adults > 35 years of age has been increasing steadily.
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Behavioral Interventions for Menopausal-Related Insomnia Improve Depression
Investigators found cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep reduction therapy improved insomnia and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women with menopausal-related insomnia.
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Infective Endocarditis Prevalence in Dutch Patients With Positive Blood Cultures
Data from a nationwide registry in Denmark showed that patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia had the highest prevalence of infective endocarditis, followed by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus spp.
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Episodic Vertigo? Consider and Treat as Vestibular Migraine
Vertigo is a common and integral component of migraine and occurs with neuro-otologic abnormalities and psychiatric comorbidities. Treatment of episodic vertigo suspected to be due to vestibular migraine should mirror the multimodality treatment of migraine.
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Menstrual Cups: Risk for IUD Expulsion?
In this case series from Colorado, seven women experienced IUD expulsion with menstrual cup removal.
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Etiology Likely Heterogeneous?
Rare noncoding variants of the gene DENND1A, previously shown to play a key role in androgen biosynthesis in human ovarian theca cells, are significantly associated with familial polycystic ovary syndrome.