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Guideline Updated for Nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease
Updated guidelines expanded to include patients with stage 1 to 5 CKD, those with kidney transplant
Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors Not Tied to Skin Cancer
No increased risk seen with topical calcineurin versus topical corticosteroids in adults with dermatitis
Recovery Protocol Cuts Opioid Use After Elective Neurosurgery
Cohort study shows reduced opioid use for patients having elective spine and peripheral nerve surgery
Program Improves Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in HIV Care
TEACH intervention increases adherence to guideline-concordant care for HIV patients with chronic pain
Yoga Practice May Benefit Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Reductions seen in symptomatic AF, nonsymptomatic AF, asymptomatic AF episodes; depression and anxiety
About Half of Waivered Clinicians Prescribe Buprenorphine for OUD
Percentages much higher for actively prescribing U.S. clinicians with 275 and 100 versus 30 patients
Blacks Have Higher Incidence of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Increases in the incidence of CVT from 2006 to 2016 driven mainly by increases among men, older women
U.S. Nursing Home Staff Must Be Tested Regularly for COVID-19
Long-term care facilities account for 42 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the United States
Changes to CDC COVID-19 Testing Guidelines Trigger Concern
Guidelines changed this week and prompted concern among infectious disease professionals
WHO: Polio Eradicated in Africa
Campaign by governments and nonprofits delivered nearly 9 billion polio vaccines
