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Functional Limitations Persist One Year After Mild TBI
Fifty-three percent of patients with mild traumatic brain injury report functional limitations at 12 months
Most Older Adults Would Have to Liquidate Assets for Home Care
Fewer older adults with significant disabilities could afford extensive care
ACP Issues Position on Response to Physician Impairment
Rehabilitated doctors should be reintegrated into practice as long as patient safety not compromised
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters Often Used in CKD
Despite guidelines, placement of PICCs common in those with advanced chronic kidney disease
Many Buprenorphine Prescribers Not Offering New Appointments
However, for those offering new appointments, wait times were not long to receive buprenorphine
Decline in Nontraumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation Slowing
Decline in NLEA among patients with end-stage renal disease with diabetes stabilized since 2013
FDA Takes Hard Look at CBD
CBD products have swamped the market due to change in federal law, not because of new medical evidence
ASCO: Pembrolizumab Noninferior to Chemo in Advanced Gastric Cancer
For patients with PD-L1 combined positive score of ≥10, pembrolizumab prolongs overall survival
Guidelines Issued for Addressing Heart Disease Risk in HIV
Individuals with HIV have significantly higher rates of CVD, may have underuse of statins, antithrombotics
Number, Rate of Detergent Pod Exposures Modestly Declined
Increases seen from 2012 to 2015 in children <6, but 18 percent decrease observed 2015 to 2017
