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Conventional Hemodialysis Induces Drop in Cerebral Blood Flow

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Global CBF declined significantly by 10 percent from before the start to the end of hemodialysis
Trials to evaluate drugs or devices used to treat chronic medical conditions that are published early in the chain of evidence often show an exaggerated treatment effect compared with subsequent trials

Early Studies Often Show Exaggerated Treatment Effect

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Findings based on assessment of trials evaluating drugs, devices to treat chronic medical conditions
Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet is associated with reduced risk of depression among older adults

AAN: Adherence to DASH Diet May Reduce Risk of Depression

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For older adults, positive correlation identified for the Western diet with depression over time
In a position paper published online Feb. 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

Recommendations for Optimizing Hidden Curriculum in Medicine

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Clinical learning environment should be optimized by ensuring what is taught in classroom is modeled
Understanding nonadherence in patients and encouraging a change in attitude toward patients and their medication can improve medication adherence

Understanding Rx Nonadherence Can Improve Adherence

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Changing attitudes toward patients and their medication adherence can improve adherence
Knee pain and functional impairments in elderly individuals are associated with the development of depressive symptoms

Knee Pain, Functional Impairment Associated With Depression

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In elderly Japanese, difficulty putting on, taking off socks, pain at night linked to depressive symptoms
A multifaceted hand hygiene program may have a short-term impact on mortality in nursing homes

Hand Hygiene Program Tied to Lower Nursing Home Mortality

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Multifaceted program associated with lower mortality, antibiotic prescriptions over one year
Menopausal hormone therapy use is associated with less pronounced kyphosis compared with never-use

Menopausal Hormone Therapy Tied to Less Pronounced Kyphosis

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Continuous and remote past HT users had less kyphosis in minimally-, fully-adjusted models
There have been small but significant reductions in the incidence and prevalence of benzodiazepine use in older adults in Canada

Benzodiazepine Use Declining in Older Adults

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Findings based on assessment of incidence, prevalence of use in three countries from 2010-2016
Artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence May Help Prevent Physician Burnout

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Many potential uses for AI, including improving searches and documentation, selecting treatment