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Cirrhosis and Infections

Infections in patients with cirrhosis are frequent and potentially lethal, with pneumonia associated with the highest risk for mortality.

Measure Stroke Risk with Asymptomatic Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis

A community-based, retrospective, observational study of patients with asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenoses showed the crude stroke risk over five years was about 5%. Patients whose stenoses progress to high grade or start at that severity were at the highest risk for stroke.

Are SGLT2 Inhibitors Effective for HFpEF Patients Without Diabetes?

After comparing empagliflozin to placebo for patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, researchers found no differences in the significant reduction of the primary outcome of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization over 36 months based on whether patients were diabetic.

COVID-19 and Headache

Headache is a common feature of acute COVID-19 infection, as well as a long-standing feature of “long COVID” after recovery from the acute infection. Treatment is symptomatic, based on the characteristics of the headache syndrome.

FDA Authorizes Updated Boosters to Protect Against Omicron

Agency prepares for potential cold weather COVID-19 case spike with latest vaccine solution.

U.S. N95 Respirator Supply Finally Deemed Adequate

Federal regulators remove devices from shortage list.

Updated Tactics for Parkinson’s Disease Study Recruitment

Remote, decentralized studies allow for the recruitment of large, geographically dispersed cohorts from a single location. In considering whether to use a decentralized design or to include remote assessments, the research team must determine if these methods can adequately answer the question under study.

Be Careful About Informed Consent if Pelvic Exams Happen While Patients Are Under Anesthesia

Incorporate explicit discussions with patients about pelvic exams conducted while patients are under anesthesia. These discussions should occur during consent processes for gynecologic procedures. Specifically, patients would be told about the potential for medical student involvement in these exams.

The Trouble with Electronically Tracking Study Medications

Digital pills allow data to be recorded automatically about patients’ medication adherence, but patients and providers have expressed significant ethical concerns.

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted (NVX-CoV2373)

Novavax is authorized to be administered to patients age 18 years and older for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2.