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Don't rule out liver transplant grafts from octogenarians
Perioperative differences, detailed in the study, between ideal donor and 80-year-old grafts were nonsignificant.
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In ICU, pair MRSA testing method with isolation protocol
An ICU’s method of testing for MRSA should be paired with its patient isolation policy.
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Researchers find ‘feedback loop’ key to reducing high blood pressure
Targeting the “feedback loop” between thrombin-driven factor XI and a receptor that helps thrombin propagate on platelets reduced both vascular...
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Older women with remitted depression show attention bias for negative information
A study of postmenopausal women shows those with remitted depression are more likely to process negative information than those with no depression...
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Don’t delay pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for preterm infants
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FDA approves Trulance for chronic idiopathic constipation
Trulance, a once-daily oral medication for chronic idiopathic constipation, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for adult...
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VA MRSA Prevention Initiative reports continued health care–associated infection declines
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs MRSA Prevention Initiative has issued a new report detailing continued declines in MRSA health care–...
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Screen opioid users for depression, study recommends
Opioid prescribing should be combined with both screening and treatment of depression, a new study shows.
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Meningococcal conjugate vaccination may be associated with increased risk of Bell’s palsy
Meningococcal conjugate vaccine plus another vaccine may be associated with increased risk of Bell’s palsy.
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More evidence shows ties between early inflammation, schizophrenia risk in adulthood
Researchers report a longitudinal association between C-reactive protein in adolescence and the development of schizophrenia in adulthood.