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SHM Pediatric Core Competencies get fresh update
January 16, 2020
Experts say the core competencies must reflect the realities of the variety of community pediatric settings.
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SPRINT-type BP control provides up to 3 years of additional life
January 14, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Survival advantage of intensive over standard blood pressure lowering is age dependent.
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Drop in flu activity may not signal seasonal peak
January 13, 2020
“Hospitalization rates and percent of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza remain low,” the CDC says.
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Treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a work in progress
January 13, 2020
Although the disorder has a lower mortality than heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, it places a significant burden on health care systems.
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ID consult for Candida bloodstream infections can reduce mortality risk
January 12, 2020
More patients survived Candida bloodstream infections when they had ID consultations.
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PACT-HF: Transitional care derives no overall benefit
January 9, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – A trial of a postdischarge transitional care model found no improvement in outcomes overall, but showed that women responded more favorably than men.
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Treating pain with virtual reality
January 7, 2020
It offers more than just distraction.
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New hypertension performance measures boost 130/80 mm Hg target
January 6, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Hypertension performance and quality measures from the AHA and ACC provide a guide for implementing the 2017 hypertension guideline.
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Farxiga granted Priority Review for treatment of adults with HFrEF
January 6, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing dapagliflozin for reducing the risk of cardiovascular death or worsening of heart failure in adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction based on DAPA-HF.
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Flu records most active December since 2003
January 3, 2020
The CDC estimates that 6.4 million flu illnesses and 55,000 hospitalizations have occurred so far this season.
