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Pharmacology Update: Bedaquiline Tablets (Sirturo)
The FDA has approved bedaquiline, a first in class drug for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. -
Lowering Blood Pressure but Raising the Risk of Hip Fracture
The risk of hip fracture goes up for about 6 weeks immediately after older people start taking antihypertensives. -
Does Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?
After 4 years, the intensive lifestyle intervention resulted in a greater likelihood of partial remission of type 2 diabetes. -
Are You Feeling the Heat of Professional Burnout? You Are Probably in Good Company!
A total of 27,276 U.S. physicians received an invitation to participate in a prospective study using the validated Maslach Burnout Inventory. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full March 1, 2013 Issue in PDF
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Surgeon-To-Patient HBV Transmission, CDC Update on Chronically Infected
A surgeon reported having suffered a sharps injury while performing an orthopedic procedure. -
Apixaban vs Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but many such patients are not anticoagulated for fear of bleeding complications. -
Using Low-Dose Aspirin to Prevent Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism
Aspirin therapy, as compared with placebo, significantly reduced the rate of major vascular events with improved net clinical benefit and also reduced the rate of recurrent venous thromboembolism. -
Time Spent in Handoff Discussions was Longer for Patients Discussed First, Regardless of Complexity
Disproportionately longer time was allocated to ICU patients discussed early in attending physician handoff sessions, regardless of complexity or severity of illness. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement