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For some atrial fibrillation patients with low CHADS2 scores

ACC: Antithrombotic Benefit Found Lacking in Low-Risk A-Fib

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Researchers found low-risk patients fared better without any antithrombotic therapy
Evolocumab and inclisiran

ACC: Meds Targeting PCSK9 Show Benefit for High-Risk Patients

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Evolocumab and inclisiran inhibit proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9
For patients in septic shock

Thiamine May Reduce Progression to Renal Replacement Therapy

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Findings for patients in septic shock
For food-allergic adolescents at risk for anaphylaxis

Supervised Self-Injection Ups Teens’ Comfort With Approach

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Findings show improved comfort with self-injection, reduced anxiety for food-allergic adolescents
Use of computerized clinical decision support systems among surgical patients is associated with an increase in the rate of appropriate ordering of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis and a decrease in the risk of VTE events

Clinical Decision Support System Use Tied to Fewer VTE Events

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Increase in rate of appropriate ordering for VTE prophylaxis; reduction in risk of VTE events
Intensive lifestyle and drug therapy is associated with achievement of normoglycemia and sustained weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes

Short Course of Intensive Lifestyle, Drug Tx Helpful in T2DM

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More participants achieve normoglycemia on therapy versus standard diabetes care
From 2001 to 2013

Concurrent Benzodiazepine, Opioid Use Up Significantly

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Providers urged to exercise caution in prescribing opioids for patients already using benzodiazepines
For individuals with prediabetes

Economic Benefit for Lifestyle Modification in Prediabetes

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Three-year return on investment for prevention program estimated to be as high as 42 percent
After heterologous primary and booster vaccination schedule of the adenovirus type 26 vector vaccine encoding Ebola virus glycoprotein and the modified vaccinia virus Ankara vector vaccine

Immune Responses to Ebola Vaccines Persist at One Year

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All active vaccine recipients maintained Ebola virus-specific immunoglobulin responses at day 360
More than half of femoral neck patients undergoing surgical fixation with cancellous screw or sliding hip screws do not take vitamin D consistently

AAOS: Few Hip Fracture Patients Take Vitamin D Consistently

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Correlation for consistent supplementation with increase in physical component of the SF-12 score