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November 18, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 18, 2024

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New Strategy Led to Modest Decline in Antibiotic Misuse New Strategy Led to Modest Decline in Antibiotic Misuse

TOPLINE: Multifaceted antimicrobial stewardship interventions show varying effectiveness and modest reductions in unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, particularly in general practice. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted this study to assess […]

November 18, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 18, 2024

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Does Repeated Anesthesia Affect IQ in Children? Does Repeated Anesthesia Affect IQ in Children?

TOPLINE: Multiple exposures to general anesthesia before age 5 years are linked to lower IQ, decreased verbal and perceptual skills, and increased behavioral issues in children. […]

November 18, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 18, 2024

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Health Security Scores Low on Europeans’ Health Agendas Health Security Scores Low on Europeans’ Health Agendas

LISBON, Portugal — Aging populations, climate change, and addressing the determinants of health through health for all and health in all policies are of the highest […]

November 18, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 18, 2024

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Prostate Cancer Overtreatment Persists Prostate Cancer Overtreatment Persists

Overtreatment of men with prostate cancer and limited life expectancy (LE) has persisted in the era of active surveillance and worsened in some instances, according to […]

November 18, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 18, 2024

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Blood Pressure Variability Linked to Glaucoma Progression Blood Pressure Variability Linked to Glaucoma Progression

TOPLINE: Fluctuations in blood pressure over an extended period, along with their interaction with mean blood pressure or intraocular pressure, are associated with a more rapid […]

November 18, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 18, 2024

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What’s Exposome Data and Can It Lead to Healthier Kids? What’s Exposome Data and Can It Lead to Healthier Kids?

LISBON, Portugal — Europe needs a Child Health Exposome Mission to better understand how to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases over the life course, protecting the […]

November 17, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 17, 2024

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New Guidance Updates Ultrasound Use for Psoriatic Arthritis New Guidance Updates Ultrasound Use for Psoriatic Arthritis

WASHINGTON — New draft guidance on the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) for diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis of psoriatic arthritis was presented at the American College […]

November 17, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 17, 2024

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Reconditioned Pacemakers Expand Access Reconditioned Pacemakers Expand Access

Reconditioned pacemakers are as safe as new ones, and work just as well, preliminary results from the My Heart Your Heart trial show, which could help […]

November 17, 2024

Published by Med Search on November 17, 2024

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Low-Dose Steroids Prevent GPA Relapse, With Caveats Low-Dose Steroids Prevent GPA Relapse, With Caveats

WASHINGTON — Patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) completely tapered off prednisone have a more than fourfold risk of relapse by 6 months compared with those […]