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Delaying or withholding antibiotics for older patients with a urinary tract infection is associated with an increase in bloodstream infection and all-cause mortality

Antibiotic Delay Leads to Increased Risks in Seniors With UTI

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No antibiotics, deferred antibiotics tied to increase in bloodstream infection, all-cause mortality

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Feb. 22-25

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The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology was held from...
The number of measles cases in the New York City outbreak that began last October in the Orthodox Jewish community has reached 121

New York City Measles Outbreak Cases Reach 121

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No deaths have occurred, but eight people have been hospitalized and one child ended up in ICU
Implementing a history

HEART Care Pathway Reduces Admission, Stress Testing in ACS

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Hospitalization/observation, noninvasive stress testing significantly reduced postimplementation
Most individuals who complete peanut immunotherapy trials continue peanut consumption with few reports of reactions

AAAAI: Small Amounts of Dietary Peanuts Beneficial After Immunotherapy

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Regular peanut consumption after OIT, SLIT for peanut allergy provides continued protection
Fluoroquinolone stewardship interventions at hospitals are associated with less fluoroquinolone prescribing during hospitalization but not at discharge

Stewardship Programs Decrease Inpatient Fluoroquinolone Rx

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Interventions tied to less prescribing in hospital but did not impact fluoroquinolone discharge treatment
The demand for naloxone is relatively inelastic with respect to changes in its out-of-pocket price

Converting Naloxone to OTC Expected to Increase Sales

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Demand for naloxone is inelastic, with 1 percent increase in price resulting in 0.27 percent drop in sales
Stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging can predict mortality in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease

MRI Cardiac Stress Test Predicts Death From Heart Disease

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Test has been underused and represents less than 1 percent of stress tests, study authors say
A new prediction rule can accurately identify febrile infants aged ≤60 days at low risk for serious bacterial infections using urinalysis

Prediction Rule IDs Febrile Infants 0 to 2 Months Old at Low Risk for...

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Rule relies on clinical information, absolute neutrophil count, procalcitonin, urinalysis results
The incidence of acute myocardial infarctions has increased among younger women

Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarctions Up Among Young Women

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Second study shows sedentary time linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease for women