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Galcanezumab Can Cut Frequency of Cluster Headache Attacks
Mean reduction in weekly frequency of cluster headache attacks greater with galcanezumab versus placebo
Focus on Ovarian Cancer Surgical Volume May Not Be Best Metric
Minimum-volume standards could restrict care at many centers with better-than-expected outcomes
President to Sign Order to Improve Kidney Disease Care
Goals include disease prevention, switch to at-home dialysis, early transplants
Two Algorithms Can ID Patients at Risk for HIV, PrEP Candidates
Algorithms use data from EHRs to identify candidates for preexposure prophylaxis
Guidance Updated for Managing Infants at Risk for Group B Strep
Risk assessment should consider infants born at ≥35 0/7 weeks and ≤34 6/7 weeks separately
CPAP Alleviates Depression Symptoms in Sleep Apnea Patients
In large trial and literature review, benefit seen for depression but not anxiety symptoms
Risk for Cancer Higher in Those With Congenital Heart Disease
Twofold higher risk for cancer seen for children, young adults with congenital heart disease
About 12 Percent With Ankle Sprain Fill Opioid Prescriptions
Among opioid-naive patients, 8.4 percent of those who filled an initial opioid Rx had persistent use
Two-Dose Course of Vaccine After HSCT Cuts Incidence of Zoster
Incidence of herpes zoster decreased during median 21-month follow-up after autologous HSCT
High Incarceration Rates Tied to More Drug-Related Deaths
Findings based on U.S. county-level data, independent of opioid prescription rates
