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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.
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Caring for Providers: Mindfulness for Healthcare Practitioners
Preliminary studies show some promise for use of mindfulness interventions in healthcare practitioners, but the time required for training medical providers in these techniques is identified as a limitation to implementation.