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Foreign-born students in the United States have a higher case rate of tuberculosis than other foreign-born individuals

Foreign-Born Students in U.S. Have Higher Case Rate of TB

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Students identified by screening more likely to be diagnosed within six months of arrival in U.S.
A report published online Jan. 13 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious Diseases highlights a 2013 pertussis outbreak among mainly vaccinated preschool-aged children.

Pertussis Outbreak Described in Preschool in Tallahassee

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Within preschool, only five children had not received complete series of vaccinations
For patients with dementia

Traditional Foods Can Bring Joy to Dementia Patients

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Traditional foods create feeling of belonging and joy; boost patients' sense of well-being
For patients with atherothrombotic stroke

Pre-Stroke Aspirin Use May Reduce Stroke Severity

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Less stroke severity for aspirin users versus nonusers with large artery atherosclerosis
Despite advances in medical technology

Stethoscope Still Valuable Despite Technological Advances

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Despite increase in point-of-care ultrasound training, high risk of misdiagnosis for inexperienced
Patient satisfaction scores are influenced by the design and implementation of patient surveys

Design of Physician Satisfaction Surveys Affects Results

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Author makes recommendations for improving the accuracy and utility of scores
Recommendations have been developed to address the diagnosis and treatment of primary adrenal insufficiency. The new clinical practical guidelines were published online Jan. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Guidelines Presented for Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

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Short corticotropin test recommended as the gold standard diagnostic tool to establish diagnosis
For patients with type 2 diabetes on background glimepiride therapy

Ranolazine Added to Glimepiride Cuts HbA1c in T2DM

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Association not seen for patients treated with background metformin therapy
For patients with advanced cancer

ER-Initiated Palliative Care Consult Ups QoL in Advanced CA

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Improvement in quality of life; trend toward longer median estimate of survival
In patients with essential thrombocythemia

Splenomegaly Ups Thrombosis in Essential Thrombocythemia

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In multivariate analysis, splenomegaly retained negative prognostic role for thrombosis