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COVID vaccines lower risk of serious illness in children
“The findings in this report support the recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination for all children aged ≥6 months and highlight the importance of...
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Children with sickle cell disease at risk for vision loss
“Our data underscores the need for patients – including pediatric patients – with sickle cell disease to get routine ophthalmic screenings along...
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Older adults at risk from inappropriate prescribing
The rates do not significantly differ between physicians and nurse practitioners.
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Here’s how to help Black smokers quit
Clinicians need to be more aggressive in recommending every treatment possible if one treatment fails.
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Vaccination status doesn’t impact infectivity timeline in kids
”Current policies requiring isolation for 5 days after a positive test might be appropriate, as the majority of children were not infectious by...
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This is how you get patients back for follow-up cancer testing
“What concerns me is that despite the various interventions implemented to encourage and support patients to return for follow-up testing, over 60...
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False-positive Pap smear may indicate genitourinary syndrome
Nearly all of the women who received local estrogen treatment had a normal Pap smear following therapy.
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This symptom signals UTI in 83% of cases
“Why has something so clear, so frequently present, never been described? The answer is simple: Physicians and patients do not talk about sex.”
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FDA panel deems phenylephrine ineffective
The committee’s next move is to determine if the drug’s status as Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective should be revoked.
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Medical treatment for appendicitis effective long-term
Some patients (29%) who initially received antibiotics required surgery up to 20 years later.
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Folic acid supplementation for birth defects reaffirmed
Primary care physicians play a key role in patient education and ensuring that all patients receive adequate folic acid.
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Stiff arteries may cause metabolic syndrome
“It seems metabolic syndrome has a new risk factor we haven’t thought about.”
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Weighing childhood obesity interventions
The long-term effects of these new agents on children and teens are poorly understood, and both medication and surgery are associated with...
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Medical cannabis does not reduce use of prescription meds
“This study did not identify important effects of medical cannabis laws on receipt of opioid or nonopioid pain treatment among patients with...
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COVID vaccines safe for young children, study finds
“These results can provide reassurance to clinicians, parents, and policymakers alike.”