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ACIP immunization update
Here’s what you need to know to keep your patients’ immunizations up to date.
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The case for HPV immunization
HPV4 is now available for boys, and a second vaccine to protect against HPV-associated cancer has been approved. Should you be using these...
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Pandemic and seasonal flu: What you need to know
These recommendations on prevention and treatment will help you prepare for the coming flu season.
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Delirium and acute problematic behavior in LTC patients: What’s the best approach?
Expanded recommendations draw on recent research, and on insights from “hands-on” practitioners in long-term care.
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Preventive services: The good, the bad, and the unproven
Latest recommendations from the USPSTF reinforce some long-standing advisories and contradict others.
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CDC recommendations expand vaccine indications
Children ages 5-18 should get the flu vaccine. Asthma patients and smokers should get the pneumococcal vaccine.
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Managing chronic pain: What’s the best approach?
New recommendations take an interdisciplinary approach and avoid making medication the sole focus of treatment
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USPSTF scales back approach to lipid screening for women
The USPSTF recommendation for women diverges from those of the NIH and the American Heart Association
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CDC: Older kids should get annual flu vaccine, too
Routine vaccination should include 5- to 18-year-olds and start this year, if possible.
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Should you screen—or not? The latest recommendations
While USPSTF recommendations on hypertension and sickle cell disease have stayed the same, those for Chlamydia and carotid artery stenosis have...
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MEASLES HITS HOME: Sobering lessons from 2 travel-related outbreaks
Measles recently infected US residents not considered at risk, as well as the unvaccinated.