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Expert calls for sparing oxygen use for dyspnea in the emergency department
Oxygen therapy is used too often in patients with respiratory difficulties, says one expert.
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Getting COVID shots in same arm may be more effective, study says
There’s greater immunological response if the immune cells in the lymph nodes are restimulated in the same place, according to one expert.
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FDA approves first RSV vaccine for pregnancy
The vaccine can be given between weeks 32 and 36 of pregnancy and is designed to protect infants from the virus from birth to 6 months of age.
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Evaluating Pharmacists’ Time Collecting Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Data
The American Diabetes Association recommends that patients on intensive insulin regimens self-monitor blood glucose (...
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Dementia diagnosis a good time to reduce polypharmacy
Time of diagnosis can be a potential inflexion point for deprescribing long-term medications with safety risks, limited benefit, or possible...
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Low-dose oral minoxidil for female pattern hair loss: Benefits, impact on BP, heart rate evaluated
“It was surprising how little ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate changed after an average of 6 months of treatment,” one of the authors said...
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Can this common herb help grow hair?
“The study really prompted people to look at rosemary oil for hair growth. It became much more common in over-the-counter products after that, too...
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Piroxicam boosts success of levonorgestrel for emergency contraception
Oral levonorgestrel plus oral piroxicam prevented 30% more pregnancies than levonorgestrel alone.
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ADHD meds cut hospitalization risk in borderline personality disorder patients
Medications including benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, and antidepressants were associated with an increased risk of all-cause hospitalization or...
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Could colchicine replace aspirin after PCI for ACS?
The findings “could be of particular interest for those patients at extremely high bleeding risk or who are truly intolerant to aspirin, a...