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Influenza vaccination may be more effective when people receive it in the morning than in the afternoon

Influenza Vaccination Timing Appears to Affect Efficacy

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Vaccination seems to provide greater immune response in the morning than in the afternoon
The drug eteplirsen should not be approved for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

FDA Panel Votes Against Approval of Eteplirsen for DMD

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Clinical data did not meet the agency's requirements for well controlled studies necessary for approval
Varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Wellbutrin) don't appear to raise the risk of mental health disorders such as depression

No Link for Smoking Cessation Meds, Mental Health Issues

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Meds like varenicline and bupropion may be safer to use than smokers often realize
The incidence of transfusion-transmitted malaria can be reduced with use of a whole blood pathogen-reduction system

Pathogen Reduction System Prevents Malaria Via Transfusion

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Plasmodium inactivation in whole blood reduces incidence of transfusion-transmitted malaria
Continuing aspirin for chronic antiplatelet therapy is safe in patients undergoing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Continued Aspirin Treatment Safe With Partial Nephrectomy

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Findings among patients on chronic antiplatelet therapy for cardioprotection
A considerable proportion of patients with actinic keratosis receiving long-term topical treatment have poor persistence or adherence

Poor Persistence/Adherence With Long-Term Topical AK Treatment

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Many patients non-persistent or over-persistent; 75 percent adherent to recalled frequency, regularity
In a case report published online April 11 in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Rapid-Onset Diabetes Described With Anti-PD-1 Treatment

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Case report of rapid-onset insulin-dependent diabetes with anti-programmed cell death 1 therapy
Age modifies the association between blood pressure and adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease

Ideal BP in Elderly With Chronic Kidney Disease Unclear

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More cautious strategy for lowering blood pressure may be advisable in elderly patients with CKD
The risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular death is 22 to 44 percent lower among individuals with type 1 diabetes treated with lipid-lowering therapy

Lipid Tx Cuts Cardiovascular Risk with Type 1 Diabetes

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Treatment important for primary prevention even without CVD history
For patients undergoing kidney transplantation

Antimicrobial Treatment No Benefit After Kidney Transplant

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Systematic antimicrobial tx of asymptomatic bacteriuria beyond 2 months post-transplant no help