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For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Once-Daily Triple-Tx Improves Lung Function, HRQoL in COPD

Significantly improved FEV1 and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire scores
Major depressive disorder

Depression, Anxiety May Affect Bone Metabolism in Older Teens

MDD, GAD linked to increasing bone mass; in females SSRI use linked to increasing bone mass
Pregnancy is an important time for educating about infant immunization

Anti-Vaccine Info in Pregnancy May Delay Infant Immunization

Even if pregnant women later hear better info from doctors, they may still wait on vaccines
Candida antigen is a promising

Candida Antigen Safe, Effective for Treating Common Warts

IFN-γ may serve as a good predictor of its therapeutic response
Studies often fail to include information on outcomes by medication adherence in type 2 diabetes

Studies Often Fail to Include Info on T2DM Medication Adherence

Relative risks of good versus poor adherence to meds reduced for all-cause mortality, hospitalization
Most patients with ulcerative colitis do not achieve the 'Treat to Target' end point of composite clinical and endoscopic remission

Most Ulcerative Colitis Patients Do Not Achieve Target Remission

Thirty-five percent of patients in real-world care met target of clinical and endoscopic remission
Patients who choose alternative medicine over traditional cancer treatments for curable cancers have a higher risk of dying early

Worse Survival Seen for Alternative Vs Usual Cancer Rx

Alternative medicine independently tied to greater mortality risk compared to conventional treatment
Hospital adoption of procalcitonin testing has had little impact on antibiotic prescribing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations

Procalcitonin Testing Not Impacting Antibiotic Rx for COPD

Findings among patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation
The beneficial effects of intensive systolic blood pressure treatment are similar among those with prediabetes and fasting normoglycemia

Intensive Blood Pressure Tx Aids Those With Prediabetes

Beneficial effects seen for cardiovascular disease outcomes, all-cause mortality
There does not appear to be significant racial differences in preoperative or intraoperative medication administration for children undergoing emergency appendectomies

Few Racial Differences in Peds Anesthesia Meds Administration

Findings after adjustment for age, gender, attending anesthesiologist practice patterns