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The accuracy of blood glucose meters in the low glycemic range is questionable

Blood Glucose Meter Accuracy Unclear at Low Glycemic Range

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Raises questions regarding safety for measuring blood glucose, and when BGMs are used in trials
The antibiotic dicloxacillin may lessen the effects of vitamin K antagonists

Antibiotic May Reduce Anticoagulant Effect of Warfarin

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Doctors should closely monitor patients who have to take these drugs together, researcher says
Many health care workers do not remove personal protective equipment correctly

Inadequate Adherence for Proper Removal of Protective Gear

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Forty-three percent of health care workers remove personal protective equipment in incorrect order
The clinical features of citrin deficiency may mimic those of anorexia nervosa

Clinical Signs of Citrin Deficiency Mimic Anorexia Nervosa

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Case report describes 12-year-old girl admitted with anorexia and thinness who had citrin deficiency
Many American parents still have misconceptions about when their children should receive antibiotics and what the medications do

Antibiotic Misconceptions Still Common Among Parents

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Those with Medicaid insurance tend to know less about the drugs, researchers find
Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae has a prevalence of 13.2 percent in a sample of M. pneumoniae-positive specimens from six locations in the United States

Macrolide-Resistant M. pneumoniae in All U.S. Regions

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Prevalence of 13.2 percent in sample of 91 M. pneumoniae-positive specimens from six locations
Clinicians may be biased when it comes to the sexual orientation of patients

Clinicians May Harbor Biases About Sexual Orientation

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Findings show need for sensitivity training, expert suggests
Failed communication attempts are associated with readmission among Medicare beneficiaries with congestive heart failure

Failed Communication Associated With Readmission

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But, after adjustment for other variables, link not significant
From 1993 to 2012 there has been geographic expansion of high-risk areas for Lyme disease

Geographic Expansion of High-Risk Areas for Lyme Disease

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From 1993 to 2012, number of counties with high risk up in northeastern, north-central states
Strategies should be adopted to help with implementation of the Choosing Wisely program

Choosing Wisely: How to Implement in Clinical Practice

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Strategies to improve chance of success include familiarization with evidence behind recs