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History of IBD Linked to Severe Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for COVID

IBD was associated with an increased risk of sepsis, shock, and acute kidney injury

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Donor Milk, Formula Go Head-to-Head for Extreme Preemies in the NICU

Similar neurodevelopmental outcomes, but less necrotizing enterocolitis with donor milk

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Pulse Oximeters Once Again in the Spotlight at FDA

Advisory panel to discuss how to improve device accuracy for patients with darker skin

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Iodine-Based Skin Prep Better for Certain Fracture Surgeries

Large randomized trial comparing alcohol antiseptic solutions could change practice

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Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeries

Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures

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Trial Backs Short Course of Antibiotics for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Individualized treatment noninferior versus usual long-course treatment in the ICU

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FFR-Guided PCI Saves $$ Clamping Down on Unnecessary Stents in MI Patients

Cost-effectiveness shown over angiographic guidance for complete revascularization

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CDC Reports Deaths After Medical Tourism in the Dominican Republic

Fatalities frequently involved Brazilian butt lifts

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Critical Care Guideline Changes Boost Corticosteroid Uses, Role of Families

Corticosteroids, glycemic control, and clinical deterioration outside ICU addressed

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Ibuprofen Fails Another Crack at Reducing Preemie Lung Issues and Deaths

A therapy to help babies with hole in heart is still lacking

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Can Targeting Normoxemia Benefit Critically Ill Trauma Patients?

Strategy appeared to increase supplemental oxygen-free days

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Maternal Vaccination Lowers Odds of Respiratory Distress in COVID-Exposed Infants

Preterm, COVID-exposed infants with respiratory distress had marked inflammatory responses

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Tailoring Drug Interaction Alerts to the ICU Reduced Number of High-Risk Combos

Intervention reduced "alert fatigue" for clinicians

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Ceftriaxone Prevents Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Brain Injury

Single-dose administered prophylactically associated with less pneumonia, mortality

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Newly Unveiled Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis Can Improve Diagnoses

The Phoenix Sepsis Score was validated using encounters in higher- and lower-resource settings

Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality

Also in TTHealthWatch: long-term heart failure outcomes

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Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infections

Identifying "low risk" infections is tricky, experts say

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Severe Stroke at Age 24; Nurses' $100,000 Bonus; Paxlovid Insider Trading Conviction

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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'Tootsie Roll' Introduced for Leaky Transcatheter Heart Valves

Covered stent and plug deployment to address complex paravalvular leaks

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Lives Prolonged for Longtime CRT-D Users With Heart Failure

Survival benefit with cardiac resynchronization therapy durable out to 14 years

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Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapy Falls Short on Stroke Outcomes

Hints at improvement for younger patients, those with larger infarct size

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Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Plus Nitrates Still a Losing Combination, Study Shows

Cardioprotective effect of PDE5 inhibitors did not pan out with anti-anginals in the picture

Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better

Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients

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Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Units

Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial

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Pain, Impairment Linger Months After ECMO for Most

Meta-analysis shows long-term functional and cognitive problems, neuropsychiatric symptoms

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Despite Disinfection, Bugs Thrive on High-Touch Hospital Surfaces

Unusual pathogens may pose threat to immunocompromised patients, researchers say

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Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trial

Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found

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Carvedilol No Help in Preventing Heart Failure in Childhood Cancer Survivors

While safe, the results do not support use of the drug in anthracycline-exposed survivors

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Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Shows Benefit for Progressing Stroke

Urgent anticoagulation with argatroban shows no bleeding downside in EASE trial

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Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests

Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death

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Maternal Type 1 Diabetes an Outsized Red Flag for Child Heart Defect Risk

But don't ignore maternal overweight, obesity, and gestational diabetes, study says

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TMS for Psych Disorders Poses Little Threat to Implanted Cardiac Devices

Low risk of interaction, heating, or damage to ICD from magnetic stimulation therapy

A photo of nurses in protective gear tending to a patient in the covid ICU.

Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflation

Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion

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Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patients

Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned

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Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse

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Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Disappoints for Secondary Stroke Prevention

Milvexian did not reduce strokes or covert brain infarcts in AXIOMATIC-SSP

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Brain Impairment Persists at Least 18 Months After COVID Hospitalization

Cognitive dysfunction similar to that seen in other illnesses of comparable severity

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DAPT Stays Helpful for Minor Stroke Even With Later Presentation, Worse Symptoms

But a signal of excess bleeding is noted in the INSPIRES trial

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Nirsevimab Reduced Hospitalizations for Infants With RSV

Monoclonal antibody is highly effective, but in short supply

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Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Omicron or Flu

Study underscores urgent need to use preventive measures

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