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The percentage of patients achieving five-year survival following a glioblastoma diagnosis remains both steady and low

Five-Year Overall Survival for Glioblastoma Persistently Low

Authors call for more aggressive treatments to be considered for glioblastoma patients
Patients with psoriasis frequently use complementary and alternative medicines because traditional medications failed or caused side effects

Psoriasis Patients Often Use CAMs When Traditional Meds Fail

41, 39.5 percent use alternative, complementary therapies; higher use seen with severe psoriasis
The prevalence of migraine is elevated for young adults with food insecurity

Migraine Prevalence Up for Food-Insecure Young Adults

Odds of migraine higher for food-insecure versus food-secure in unadjusted, adjusted analyses
Cardiovascular event rates are similar for patients with newly treated hypothyroidism receiving generic and brand levothyroxine

Similar CV Event Rates Seen for Generic, Brand Levothyroxine

Event rates did not differ for atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke
Among patients with suspected urolithiasis presenting to the emergency department

CT Use to Evaluate Suspected Urolithiasis Significantly Increased

2006 to 2014 saw more than doubling in the use of CTAP in the ED, with considerable geographic variation
Patients who received patellar tendon

Outcomes Improved After ACL Repair With Three Tendon Graft Types

No difference found among patellar, hamstring, 'double-bundle' hamstring grafts
Higher levels of protein intake may prevent the onset of frailty in older women

Higher Protein Intake May Cut Risk for Frailty in Older Women

Frailty prevalence lower for those in higher tertiles of animal, but not plant-based, protein intake
Remote poststroke headache is common among pediatric stroke survivors

Poststroke Headache Common in Pediatric Stroke Survivors

Headache more than 30 days after stroke especially likely in older pediatric stroke survivors
Early after acute brain injury

EEG May Detect Brain Activation in Some Unresponsive Patients

Response to spoken commands might improve on EEG for clinically unresponsive brain-injured patients
Combining ivermectin cream and doxycycline modified-release capsules can improve response rates for patients with severe rosacea

Combination Therapy for Rosacea Shows Improved Response Rates

Combination of ivermectin cream, doxycycline modified-release capsules has faster onset of action