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For patients undergoing dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention with a drug-eluting stent

DAPT Cessation Patterns Vary With Diabetes Status After PCI

Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events up for DAPT disruption, regardless of diabetes status
Marathon runners can develop acute kidney injury and diagnostic indicators of tubular injury

Marathon Runners Show Signs of Short-Term Kidney Injury

Injury and repair biomarker levels suggest structural damage to renal tubules
Pregnant women with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at increased risk for adverse maternal and offspring outcomes

Pregnancy Risks Upped in Women With Intellectual Disability

Also, offspring at increased risk for preterm birth, small for gestational age
Zejula (niraparib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult women with recurrent epithelial ovarian

FDA Approves Zejula for Certain Female Cancers

PARP inhibitor may help fight tumors affecting the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or peritoneum
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that there is currently insufficient evidence to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic adults

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Celiac Dz Screen in Asymptomatic

Insufficient evidence for weighing benefits, harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic
For women with stage I endometrial cancer

Lap, Abdominal Hysterectomy Equal for Early Endometrial CA

Equivalent disease-free survival at 4.5 years for stage I endometrial cancer with TAH, TLH
For patients with Parkinson's disease

Regular Exercise Slows Decline Even in Advanced Parkinson’s Dz

Slower declines in health-related quality of life, mobility for increasing exercise by 30 minutes/week
The volume of insurance advertisements during the first Affordable Care Act enrollment period correlated with change in uninsurance rates

TV Ads for ACA Enrollment Linked to Decline in Uninsured Rates

Counties exposed to higher volumes of local insurance ads had larger drop in uninsurance
In a position paper published online March 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

ACP Issues Challenge to Cut Task Burden and Put Patients First

American College of Physicians details policy recommendations to reduce administrative burden
Implementation of a virtual glucose management service is associated with improved inpatient glycemic control

Virtual Service Boosts Glycemic Control in Hospitalized Adults

Decreases in hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia with vGMS for inpatients at three hospitals