Anticoagulation Cuts TEC Rate in Adults After Fontan Surgery
Reduction in thrombotic, embolic complication rate among adults with atrial arrhythmia after Fontan
Learning Collaborative Model Cuts Door-to-Needle Times
Reduction in DTN time within one quarter of implementation for patients with ischemic stroke
Importance of Drug As Assessed by Doctor Not Tied to Adherence
About 20 percent of drugs considered important by physicians were not taken correctly by patients
Recommendations Developed for Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
Concept of reference case, set of standard practices that all analyses should follow is recommended
Lower Citrulline Values With Metformin Treatment in T2DM
Findings in human sera and patients; validated in plasma, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue of mice
Experimental Gel Antibiotic May Offer New Otitis Media Rx
One-time application was highly effective in animal trials, but more study needed
Experimental Zoster Vaccine Effective in Adults Aged 70+
Found to protect 89.8 percent of adults age 70 and up
Meta-Analysis: Colchicine Cuts Risk of Pericarditis Recurrence
More GI side effects with colchicine treatment, resulting in higher incidence of discontinuation
Sitagliptin Not Linked to Higher Fracture Risk in Diabetes
Findings from TECOS trial show increased and decreased fracture risk with insulin, metformin
Pain and Itch Highly Prevalent Months After Herpes Zoster
Pain linked to increased costs and has large impact on quality of life; itch has limited impact on QoL