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Antibiotic Treatment in Community-acquired Pneumonia

In patients with newly diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia, basing the duration of antibiotic treatment on clinical stability criteria led to a significant reduction in duration of antibiotic treatment without an increased risk of adverse outcomes.

Does Tonsillectomy Decrease Throat Infections?

For children with recurrent throat infections, tonsillectomy leads to fewer throat infections and less school absence during the first post-operative year (as compared to similar children who did not undergo tonsillectomy). However, beneficial effects of surgery do not persist over time.

Inflammation in HIV Also Is Mediated by CD8+ T-cells and Platelets

CX3CR1+ CD8+ T-cells home to vascular endothelium and are enriched in ART-treated patients with HIV. These cells may play an important role in CVD risk in HIV-infected patients.

Study: Palliative Care Meetings Did Not Reduce Anxiety, Depression

Palliative care-led informational and emotional support meetings with families of ICU patients did not reduce anxiety or depression symptoms, and may have increased post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, found a recent study.

Vancomycin Combined with Piperacillin-Tazobactam Increases the Risk for Acute Kidney Injury

A retrospective cohort study found an increased risk of acute kidney injury for patients who received vancomycin in combination with piperacillin-tazobactam compared to those who received vancomycin plus cefepime (hazard ratio = 4.27; 95% confidence interval, 2.73-6.68).

Growing Focus on Physician Well-being: More Than Half Report Burnout

More than half of U.S. physicians are now experiencing professional burnout, found a recent study.

Data Reveal Reasons for Under-enrollment of Minorities In Clinical Trials

Barriers to enrolling a diverse population of patients in clinical trials are complex and multilevel, concluded a recent study.

‘Very Serious Ethical Problem:’ Adverse Events Often Unpublished

Much information on adverse events in clinical trials remains unpublished — and the number of adverse events is higher in unpublished than published versions of the same study, according to a recent review.

Medical Assistance In Dying Now Legal In Canada: Ethicists Are Providing Education

Physician-assisted dying is legal in Canada, due to legislation passed in June 2016. Ethicists are among those providing multidisciplinary education in the hospital setting.

New Data on Physician-assisted Suicide in U.S.

New data on attitudes and practices of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide from 1947 to 2016 found that physician-assisted suicide is increasingly being legalized.