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Dexamethasone No Help in HIV-Linked Cryptococcal Meningitis
Dexamethasone doesn't reduce mortality; linked to higher percentage of patients with disability
Use of Digoxin Down Among Patients With Heart Failure
Only one-in-five with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction receive digoxin at discharge
Same-Day Discharge OK for Minimally Invasive Myomectomy
Low readmission rate within 48 hours and no life-threatening events or reoperation
Functional Imaging Beneficial for Analgesic Drug Development
Functional magnetic resonance imaging with central sensitization beneficial for selecting analgesics
Sedatives Appear to Be Safe in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
High-dose intravenous sedatives not associated with excess morbidity or mortality
Artificial White Light Effective for Actinic Keratoses
White light as effective and well tolerated as daylight for photodynamic therapy
Rate of Missed Adenomas >5 mm Similarly Low for BBPS 2, 3
Significantly higher rate of missed adenomas in colon segments with Boston Bowel Prep Scale score of 1
CDC: Rate of Smoking 8.4 Percent at Any Time During Pregnancy
Highest prevalence for women 20 to 24 years and for non-Hispanic American Indian, Alaska Natives
Rates of BRCA Mutation Testing Increasing in Young Women
Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, frequency of testing >95 percent in 2013
Caplacizumab Shows Potential for Treating Acquired TTP
In a phase 2 study, the biopharmaceutical induced faster resolution of acute TTP episode than placebo
