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Women Have Lower Mortality Than Men at One Year After TAVR
Findings among high-risk and inoperable patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Lower 25-OH D Tied to Adverse Pathology in Full Prostatectomy
Insufficiency/deficiency of serum 25-OH D linked to increased odds of adverse pathology
Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Rose From 1996 to 2013
Overdose death rate also increased but leveled out after 2010
PET Scans May Be Overused in Monitoring of Cancer Survivors
Study finds using costly test as first option for follow-up may not improve survival
Recommendations Developed for CRC Screening in Primary Care
Screening with gFOBT or flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces incidence of late-stage CRC, mortality
SCCM: Peri-Op Statins Don’t Cut Risk of AKI in Cardiac Surgery
Study was stopped for futility after 615 participants completed study
Prednisolone Deemed Safe, Effective First-Line Acute Gout Rx
Oral prednisolone has similar analgesic effectiveness to indomethacin for acute gout
Cutting Radiation Exposure Still Yields Acceptable CT Quality
Image quality decreased but was still acceptable in most cases studied
Mind-Body Intervention Can Improve Function, Pain in LBP
Findings show improvement in short-term function, short- and long-term current and most severe pain
ACOG: Vaginal Estrogen Can Be Used for Breast Cancer Survivors
Decision to use vaginal estrogen should be made with oncologist, after consideration of data
