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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio can predict 30-day mortality for elderly adults with community-acquired pneumonia

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Mortality in CAP

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NLR predicts 30-day mortality for elderly adults admitted with community-acquired pneumonia
Patients are more willing to provide sexual orientation data than providers in the emergency department think they are

Most Patients Willing to Provide Sexual Orientation Data

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However, emergency department providers expect most to refuse to provide the information
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy

Surgeon General Dismissed by Trump Administration

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Had served just over two years of his four-year term
Rates of prostate-specific antigen screening have leveled off after declining for a number of years in the United States

PSA Screening Rates Have Leveled Off in U.S.

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Decline followed recommendations from U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
A  proposal to boost the base price of a pack of cigarettes from $10.50 to $13.00 would make cigarettes in New York City the most expensive in the country.

NYC to Raise Cigarette Prices to Highest in the United States

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Price of pack to jump from $10.50 to $13.00
Nearly half a billion dollars promised by the Obama administration for opioid abuse prevention and treatment programs will be handed out by the Trump administration.

Trump Administration Offers Grants to Fight Opioid Crisis

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Money to be used to train health professionals, foster prescription drug monitoring programs
Children should not be given any medications containing codeine or tramadol due to risk of life-threatening breathing difficulties

FDA Warns Against Children Taking Codeine, Tramadol

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Agency strengthens warning labels on these medications to address dangers
The risk of wrong-patient orders is higher in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) versus non-NICU pediatric units

More Wrong-Patient Orders in NICU Versus Non-NICU Ped Units

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Reduction in frequency of errors with ID reentry intervention and combined ID, distinct naming
For patients with type 2 diabetes who initiate metformin

Early Glycemic Control With Metformin Cuts CVD Events

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Early glycemic control and magnitude of HbA1c reduction predict cardiovascular events, death
In a case report published online April 17 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Case Report Describes Adverse Reaction to Clindamycin

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Patient developed acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis after vancomycin, clindamycin use