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Abridged Standards of Care for Diabetes Developed for PCPs
Abridged version specifically focuses on evidence-based recommendations for primary care
Post-Chemo Radiation May Not Be Needed in Early Hodgkin’s
For patients with negative PET after chemo, no further treatment was not noninferior to radiation
Prednisolone, Pentoxifylline Little Use in Alcoholic Hepatitis
Nonsignificant drop in 28-day mortality with prednisolone; no improvement with pentoxifylline
DMV Program Can Generate Additional Organ Donors
Customers of DMV staff who received training more likely to register as organ donors
Gene Tx May Benefit Children, Teens With Wiskott-Aldrich Sx
Patient's own blood stem cells are removed to correct the WAS gene, then injected back into the patient
Radial Access Cuts Vascular Complications in Angiography
Vascular complications significantly reduced with radial access in women and men
Mindfulness-Based CBT Found As Effective As Antidepressants
Results suggest possible alternative to long-term medication use
Parent Training Program Can Improve Child Behavior in Autism
Behavior management strategies appear to make a difference, researchers found
New Vision Described for Future of Anesthesiology
Model includes incorporation of specialty training, expanding residency to train 'super-specialists'
Impact of Sodium, Potassium Intake Varies With BP
Increase in sodium/potassium ratio linked to increase in LV mass in young adults with pre-, hypertension
