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AAP Releases Updated Guidance for Flu Vaccination in Children
American Academy of Pediatrics calls for a special effort to vaccinate certain groups
USPSTF Recommends Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening
Screening for LTBI in persons at increased risk of infection provides moderate net benefit
AAFP Downgrades USPSTF CRC Screening Recommendation
AAFP recommends fecal immunochemical tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Updates A-Fib Guidelines
Update focuses on management of antithrombotic tx, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant tx
Self-Regulatory Fatigue Linked to QoL in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Higher self-regulatory fatigue linked to lower quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome
Whole Brain Radiotherapy Offers Little Benefit in Brain Mets
Randomized trial shows limited clinical benefit for patients with NSCLC and brain metastases
Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol Cuts Exacerbations in COPD
Drop in rate of moderate or severe exacerbations among patients with exacerbation in year before trial
Novel Hepatology Rotation Ups Knowledge of Liver Disease
Significant increase in mean comfort level for managing several common liver diseases
Warfarin Persistence Higher Than Previously Reported in A-Fib
Risk of discontinuation increased with previous intracranial bleeding, excessive alcohol use, anemia
Antidiabetes Prescriptions 15-Fold Higher Than Antiobesity Rx
Mean increase of 25,259 prescriptions per month for SGLT2s versus 5,154 for new antiobesity meds
