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CDC: Patients Frequently Choose ERs Further From Home
Visits within metropolitan statistical areas less likely to occur at the ER closest to home
Handheld Echocardiography Ups Rheumatic Heart Dz Detection
Auscultation alone is poor screening test; handheld echocardiography significantly improves detection
Public Outcomes Reporting Tied to Lower PCI Rates for Acute MI
Findings in large regional study of acute MI show higher in-hospital mortality in reporting states
Study Examines Age, Sex, APOE ε4 Effects in Adults
Memory and adjusted hippocampal volume worse in men than women; no sex difference in amyloid PET
Interventions Up Blood Culture Ordering in Pediatric Pneumonia
Increase in blood cultures for kids hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia; no impact on LOS
C-Reactive Protein Independent Prognostic Marker in Melanoma
Link with overall, melanoma-specific survival; increase in CRP also linked to disease progression
Joint European, U.S. Statement Issued on Insulin Pump Safety
Regulators should require more from manufacturing companies; more data needed on long-term use
Breastfeeding Linked to Improved IQ at Age 30
Durations of total, predominant breastfeeding linked to IQ, educational attainment, income
Social Class, Race Biases Don’t Impact Surgical Decisions
Most respondents have implicit race, social class biases; these don't impact clinical assessments
Mongersen Linked to Improved Remission in Crohn’s Disease
Markedly higher rates of remission, clinical response among those receiving mongersen versus placebo
