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Genetic Research Results May Warrant Updates to Participants
Participants should be recontacted in some cases of new information about variant, newly ID'd variants
Draft Recommendation Promotes Screening Women for Anxiety
Teen, adult women, including pregnant women, should be assessed for anxiety as part of routine care
Early T2DM Diagnosis Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
Highest excess risk for mortality, CV mortality, heart failure, CHD seen for T2DM patients diagnosed before 40
Model Can Predict Sepsis Risk for Emergency Medical Admissions
Computer-aided National Early Warning Score model makes use of data already collected by clinicians
Telemedicine Leads to More Antibiotic Rx for Pediatric Respiratory Infection
More antibiotics prescribed with less guideline-concordant antibiotic management versus other settings
Seniors Less Likely to Receive or Have Timely PCI for Acute MI
Patients >65 years of age have increased incidence of cardiac arrest, in-hospital mortality
Older Patients With Crohn Disease May Benefit From Early Combo Tx
Early step-up combo therapy includes tumor necrosis factor-α antagonist plus an antimetabolite
Alcohol, Drug Misuse Tied to Long-Term Health Problems
Despite recovery, chronic physical disease continues to impact quality of life, life expectancy
Preventive Drugs Often Used in Last Year of a Cancer Patient’s Life
Preventive drugs, including antihypertensives and statins, frequently continued until final month of life
CDC: TB Incidence Declined Slightly in United States in 2017
Number of cases, disease incidence decreased globally, but more progress needed to meet targets
