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Spiritual Healing: A Randomized Clinical Trial
A randomized, controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of Brazilian energy therapy — Spiritist “passé” — in multiple conditions associated with recovery in cardiovascular inpatients.
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Vitamin D and Colorectal Cancer: The Plot Thickens
In a follow-up study, researchers investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes in the vitamin D and calcium pathways are associated with the authors’ previous findings that daily intake of 1,000 IU vitamin D3 and/or 1,200 mg calcium did not reduce colorectal adenoma risk. The authors concluded that vitamin D3 supplementation benefits in the prevention of advanced colorectal adenomas may vary depending on vitamin D receptor genotype status.
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Physician Burnout: A Multi-specialty Perspective
Although different specialties address the problem of physician burnout, studies suggest the most effect is gained from organizational interventions.
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Unintended Consequences: Steps to Fight Sepsis Increase C. diff
A hospital effort to rapidly identify potential sepsis cases and initiate antibiotic treatment led to an unintended consequence: an increase in Clostridium difficile infections.
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IDWeek: Antibiotic Use in Dentistry Driving Up C. diff Rates
Dentists prescribe a surprising amount of antibiotics, and this can lead to adverse patient consequences in the community.
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‘Mystery Patient Drills’ Test Hospital Readiness
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recently conducted elaborate “mystery patient drills” that used in-house collaborators to evaluate clinical readiness in ED staff.
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Communication Failures Let Multidrug-resistant Bug Spread Between Settings
An outbreak of extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at multiple facilities in Oregon underscores an open secret: There are disincentives to telling the receiving facility that the patient has a history of a drug-resistant bacteria or other problematic pathogens.
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H3N2 Flu Strain Mismatch Could Hit Elderly Patients Hard
Elderly and long-term care staff are all too often the most under-immunized healthcare workers.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Travelers Unaware of the Need for Pre-travel Vaccinations; Fecal Microbiota Testing; Newer Guidelines for Influenza Testing This Season
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Chikungunya Locally Acquired in Italy and France
An outbreak of autochthonously acquired chikungunya infection has affected 298 individuals as of early October 2017, while a small outbreak also has occurred in southeastern France.