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Metabolic syndrome is common in young

Metabolic Syndrome Common in Young Women With Lupus

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Antimalarial protects against metabolic syndrome, countering steroid effects
Empagliflozin in addition to standard care is beneficial for patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk

Empagliflozin Plus Standard Care Beneficial in T2DM

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Lower rate of primary composite outcome for type 2 diabetes patients at high cardiovascular risk
For cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding

Beta-Blockers Don’t Mar Acute Variceal Bleeding Prognosis

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NSBB treatment is not a negative prognostic factor for short-term survival of cirrhotic patients
Blood pressure medications may raise the risk of colorectal polyps

Risk of Colorectal Polyps Tied to Blood Pressure Medications

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Risk increases with the number of antihypertensive drugs taken
A large percentage of HIV-positive patients may see family physicians exclusively for their care

Half of HIV-Positive Patients See Family Docs Exclusively for Care

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HIV+ patients who see generalists experienced in HIV care more likely to get antiretroviral therapy
For patients on warfarin

Anticoagulation Report Has Little Impact in Discharge Summary

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Safe Transitions Anticoagulation Report has no impact on clinical outcomes for patients on warfarin
Physician access for pharmaceutical representatives is continuing to decline

For Pharma Reps, Access to Physicians Continuing to Drop

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Only 47 percent of prescribers considered accessible in 2015, compared with 55 percent in 2013
For patients with relapsed or refractory hairy-cell leukemia

Vemurafenib Deemed Highly Effective in Hairy-Cell Leukemia

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Findings from two phase 2 studies in Italy and United States show short oral course is highly effective
Additional data supports daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-negative gay men at high risk for infection. The findings were reported online Sept. 9 in The Lancet.

Supportive Evidence for Daily PrEP Curbing HIV Transmission

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This preventive treatment should be routinely offered to gay men at high risk, researchers say
The number of pediatric emergency department visits for medication exposures in children aged 6 years and younger rose during the early 2000s

CDC: ER Visits for Medication Overdoses in Children Down

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Four meds caused 91.2 percent of visits for over-the-counter liquid medication exposures