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Closed-loop insulin control for T2DM is feasible in hospital setting
July 12, 2018
ORLANDO – Noncritical patients tolerated automated devices and had fewer clinically significant hypoglycemic events.
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New hypertension guidelines would add 15.6 million new diagnoses
July 11, 2018
A new analysis estimates that adopting the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines would add 15 million Americans to the ranks of the hypertensives, and half of those would be candidates for treatment.Similar increases would occur in other countries, according to study auth...
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Fluoroquinolones can cause fatal hypoglycemia, FDA warns
July 11, 2018
The FDA is strengthening warning labels on fluoroquinolones to reflect the risk of life-threatening hypoglycemia and neuropsychiatric adverse events.
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Rebleeding and mortality after lower-GI bleeding in patients taking antiplatelets or anticoagulants
July 11, 2018
Clinical question: Is there a difference in lower GI rebleeding risk in patients on antiplatelet medications versus those on anticoagulation medications?
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Alteplase, aspirin provide similar functional outcomes after nondisabling stroke
July 10, 2018
PRISMS trial results suggest that alteplase offers no benefit over aspirin for functional outcomes after nondisabling acute ischemic stroke.
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Long-term follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
July 10, 2018
Clinical question: What is the expected clinical progression of patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)?
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More than 16% of ED sepsis patients not admitted to hospital
July 9, 2018
SAN DIEGO – More than 16% of ED sepsis patients are not admitted to the hospital, but their outcomes were not worse, preliminary results found.
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DOACs’ safety affirmed in real-world setting
July 9, 2018
Direct oral anticoagulants were linked with lower bleeding risk, regardless of reason for use. One shone brightest.
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ICH: Recent NOAC use associated with lower risk of in-hospital mortality, compared with warfarin
July 9, 2018
Among patients presenting with an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), what is the association between recent anticoagulant use and in-hospital mortality?
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Primary cirrhotic prophylaxis of bacterial peritonitis falls short
July 9, 2018
A review of prospective data from 308 cirrhotic patients on antibiotic prophylaxis highlights the limitations of this treatment.