Racial Variation in Antibiotic Prescribing for Viral ARTI
Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic children less likely than non-Hispanic white children to receive antibiotics
USPSTF Recommends Amblyopia Screening for 3- to 5-Year-Olds
Inadequate evidence is available to assess benefits and harms of screening in those younger than 3
Re-Analysis Shows Screening Reduces Prostate CA Mortality
In re-analysis, screening conferred 7 to 9 percent reduction in risk in ERSPC and PLCO trials
PrEP Adherence Decreases Over Time in Adolescent MSM
Findings in diverse sample of adolescent men who have sex with men who are at risk for HIV
August 2017 Briefing – Family Practice
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for August 2017. This roundup includes the...
Electronic Alert Doesn’t Up Appropriate Thromboprophylaxis
Patients with no score or inconsistent score result less often had appropriate thromboprophylaxis
Liraglutide Tied to Reduced Progression of Diabetic Kidney Dz
Prespecified secondary analysis shows benefit for liraglutide when added to usual care in T2DM
Low Incidence of Adverse Events for A-Fib Catheter Ablation
Within 30 days of index CA, 3.5 percent developed major AEs, most often hemorrhage/hematoma
Crosstalk Identified Between Adipose Tissue, Carcinomas
Organ-dependent crosstalk identified via VEGF, IL6, TNFα, and other mechanisms
Self-Tonometry Feasible, Acceptable for Glaucoma Patients
Overall, 73 percent of patients met complete success criteria; most of them felt self-tonometry was easy
