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Increased prevalence of chronic narcotic use in children with IBD
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Chronic narcotic use in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease has become increasingly prevalent. Major finding:...
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Postop pancreatectomy complications most deadly in elderly
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Significantly higher rates of mortality are experienced in pancreatectomy patients aged 80 years or older, requiring urgent...
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HCV continuum critical to providing better care in urban areas
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Education regarding appropriate hepatitis testing, referral, support, and care is critical to mitigating loss of patients at...
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Apremilast looks good for psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis
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- Deepak Chitnis
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CDC: Opioid Use High Among Reproductive Age Women
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- Deepak Chitnis
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CDC: Opioid use high among reproductive age women
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- Deepak Chitnis
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Antifungal treatment may cause DNA strain type switching in onychomycosis
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Antifungal treatment of onychomycosis could induce higher rates of DNA strain type switching in certain patients. Major...
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Moderate alcohol consumption can decrease heart failure risk
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Consumption of up to seven alcoholic beverages per week in early-middle age can lower risk for future heart failure. Major...
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IPAH patients’ nonresponse to vasodilator challenge linked to poor recruitment of capillary surface
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Differential responses by patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) to acute vasodilator challenge...
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Incidences of underimmunization, vaccine refusal are clustered geographically
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Underimmunization occurs in geographic clusters, which can be used to predict areas in which underutilization of vaccines...
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Recommended Vaccination Schedule Not Followed in 1 of 4 Children
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Almost 25% of children in New York state are vaccinated under a schedule that intentionally deviates from the one recommended...
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Recommended vaccination schedule not followed in 1 of 4 children
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Almost 25% of children in New York state are vaccinated under a schedule that intentionally deviates from the one recommended...
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Psychopathology and multimorbidity affect prognosis, treatment in substance use disorder
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Identifying patients with substance use disorders and high levels of psychiatric multimorbidity “has relevance for treatment...
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Stage IV CRC survival rates up, resection rates down
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Although rates of primary tumor resection in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer have decreased in recent years, patient...
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Adults With Eczema Face Increased Risk of Fracture and Bone or Joint Injuries
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Eczema in adulthood is associated with an increased risk of limitation-causing injuries. Major finding: Adults with eczema had...