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Pertussis Outbreak Described in Preschool in Tallahassee
Within preschool, only five children had not received complete series of vaccinations
Traditional Foods Can Bring Joy to Dementia Patients
Traditional foods create feeling of belonging and joy; boost patients' sense of well-being
Pre-Stroke Aspirin Use May Reduce Stroke Severity
Less stroke severity for aspirin users versus nonusers with large artery atherosclerosis
Stethoscope Still Valuable Despite Technological Advances
Despite increase in point-of-care ultrasound training, high risk of misdiagnosis for inexperienced
Design of Physician Satisfaction Surveys Affects Results
Author makes recommendations for improving the accuracy and utility of scores
Guidelines Presented for Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Short corticotropin test recommended as the gold standard diagnostic tool to establish diagnosis
Ranolazine Added to Glimepiride Cuts HbA1c in T2DM
Association not seen for patients treated with background metformin therapy
ER-Initiated Palliative Care Consult Ups QoL in Advanced CA
Improvement in quality of life; trend toward longer median estimate of survival
Splenomegaly Ups Thrombosis in Essential Thrombocythemia
In multivariate analysis, splenomegaly retained negative prognostic role for thrombosis
Electronic Cigarettes May Hinder Smoking Cessation Efforts
Devices lower chances of quitting by 28 percent, researchers say
