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The Role of Influenza Vaccination in Cardiovascular Event Prevention
Researchers studied English patients with an acute cardiovascular event who received an influenza vaccine in the same 12-month period and compared that to the 120-day period after vaccination and the rest of the year. They observed those vaccinated were less likely to experience an acute cardiovascular event for 120 days after vaccine vs. the rest of the year.
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What Is the Optimal Duration of Antibiotics for a Complicated UTI with Bacteremia?
An observational study of adults hospitalized with a complicated urinary tract infection and bacteremia revealed seven days of therapy was enough for most cases when they received antibiotics with comparable intravenous and oral bioavailability.
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Syphilis RPR May Fluctuate Before Treatment
The more time between testing and treatment, the more likely the change in the titer. Since patients often are called back for treatment, these data suggest clinicians should obtain a repeat rapid plasma reagin at the time these patients return for treatment, effectively establishing a new baseline.
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Artificial Intelligence Might Help Clinicians Answer Patient Questions
Researchers evaluated the ability of ChatGPT to answer patient questions posed in an online forum. The authors found the chatbot generated quality and empathetic answers. These results suggest artificial intelligence assistants might help draft responses to patient questions.
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Anesthesiologists Call on Patients to Stop Taking Trendy Drug Before Surgery
Patients using a popular type 2 diabetes medication to lose weight might experience complications during elective procedures.
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U.S. Funding Targets Cancer Rates in Low-Income Neighborhoods
National Cancer Institute to manage a $50 million program to address structural and institutional factors of poverty related to cancer.
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How Many Abnormal Findings?
No history was available for the tracing in the figure. There are at least seven ECG findings to note. How many can you identify?
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Sotagliflozin Tablets (Inpefa)
Sotagliflozin tablets can be prescribed to lower the risk of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure, and urgent heart failure visits among adults living with heart failure or type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and other cardiovascular risk factors.
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A Primer on Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Narcolepsy
Many new drugs are coming on the market to treat daytime sleepiness, as well as insomnia, as the prevalence of sleep disorders continues to grow in modern society. Clinicians should familiarize themselves with these disorders and the various ways to treat them safely.
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Does Running Prevent Coronary Artery Disease?
In this cross-sectional review of the Master Athlete Heart study, the authors found lifelong endurance sport participation was not associated with a more favorable coronary plaque composition vs. a healthy lifestyle. Lifelong endurance athletes exhibited more coronary plaques.