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Do not miss cannabis use in gastroparesis patients
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – Dr. Anthony J. Lembo says clinicians in states where cannabis use is increasing might need to be particularly alert.
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Dose-escalated radiation therapy brings mixed results in prostate cancer
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
Improvement in patients’ survival rates proved negligible, but the need for secondary therapies was reduced.
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Axitinib/avelumab combo shows preliminary efficacy in RCC
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
Hypertension was the most common adverse event related to the treatment.
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In myeloma, third ASCT is a viable option
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
The analysis identifies relapse-free interval as a prognostic factor.
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Excessive daytime sleepiness linked to increase in Alzheimer’s biomarker
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Findings come from the first study to take a longitudinal look at excessive daytime sleepiness and beta-amyloid accumulation.
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Cancer groups offer guidance on immune-related adverse events
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Both ASCO and NCCN have released guidelines with tips for managing the side effects of cancer immunotherapy agents.
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Dr. Paul E. Marik proclaims end to corticosteroid monotherapy for sepsis
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
SAN ANTONIO - Several physicians have been treating severe sepsis and septic shock patients with a combination of hydrocortisone, vitamin C, and...
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Radiation offers no survival benefit in early lung cancer with positive margins
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Positive margins were associated with significantly worse 5-year survival in a retrospective study of patients with stage I-II NSCLC, but no...
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Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency guidelines explained
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- Andrew D. Bowser
SAN ANTONIO – New guidelines recommend against the use of corticosteroids in adult patients who have sepsis without shock.
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Death rate steady with pediatric early warning system
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- Andrew D. Bowser
SAN ANTONIO – The findings of a new trial do not support the use of a pediatric early warning system to reduce hospital mortality.
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Prehospital antibiotics improved some aspects of sepsis care
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- Andrew D. Bowser
SAN ANTONIO – EMS personnel in the Netherlands received training that resulted in them being able to recognize sepsis more quickly.
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Preparing to respond to workplace violence
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- Andrew D. Bowser
SAN ANTONIO – The latest data show that the great majority of workplace violence is perpetrated by individuals outside the organization.
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Reconstruction may reduce chest-related distress in transmasculine youth
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
There is a need for change in national guidelines, experts say.
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Intermittent dosing cuts time to extubation for surgical patients
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- Andrew D. Bowser
A presenter at the Critical Care Congress discusses a new way to use an old drug that might reduce surgical patients’ time on a ventilator.
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On-demand nebulization in ICU equivalent to standard
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
Adverse events were less frequent in ICU patients receiving on-demand nebulization with acetylcysteine or salbutamol than in patients receiving...