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25 Apr 2018 - Vaccination News from Vaccine Immunisation leucocytosis in febrile infants
Research from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine questions current white cell count reference range.
25 Apr 2018 - Journal of Hepatology - FULLTEXT HCC and PVTT treated with Yttrium-90 radioembolization: bilirubin level, PVTT extension, tumor burden predicts long term survival
Retrospective study evaluated the independent predictors of long-term outcomes in patients with HCC and PVTT treated with TARE
25 Apr 2018 - UK Medical News MHRA bans valproate without pregnancy prevention programme
NICE is amending its guidelines to reflect the new regulatory position.

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25 Apr 2018 - UK Medical News PHE issues new recommendations on tetanus
The recommendations come ahead of new PHE Guidelines for Management of Clinical Tetanus and of Tetanus-prone Wounds.
25 Apr 2018 - Clinical Summaries from BMC Geriatr AMI: is aspirin as good as dual antiplatelet therapy in very elderly?
Study compares single and dual antiplatelet therapy in elderly patients.
25 Apr 2018 - The Lancet Neurology - FULLTEXT Fungal infections of the CNS: recent diagnostic methods and drug treatments
To improve outcomes future research should advance diagnostic methods.
25 Apr 2018 - The Lancet Psychiatry - FULLTEXT Is ECT associated with risk for dementia?
This study supports the continued use of ECT in patients with severe episodes of mood disorders
25 Apr 2018 - UK Medical News Pembrolizumab gets the nod from NICE for treating urothelial cancer
Drug is recommended within the Cancer Drugs Fund.
25 Apr 2018 - Vaccination International News from World Health Organization Dengue fever vaccination: revised recommendations
Experts are recommending only dengue-seropositive persons are vaccinated.
25 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from FDA Newsroom FDA clears first test for emerging pathogen Candida aurus
First mass spectometry microorganism system with 100% accuracy for identifying C. auris.
25 Apr 2018 - International Medical News Syrian doctors being coerced into silence about chemical attack
An chemical attack earlier this month has left at least 70 people dead.
25 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr HIV: PrEP delivery could propel the US into meeting Healthy People 2020 goals
PrEP addition to care continuum levels could greatly reduce overall HIV incidence.
25 Apr 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from JAMA Oncol Estrogen-only HRT safe after oophorectomy in BRCA1 carriers
Breast cancer risk elevated with combination HRT, but not estrogen alone.
25 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Obstet Gynecol ACOG Committee Opinion: postpartum is the new "fourth trimester"
The postpartum period is a missed opportunity to provide preventive health care.
25 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Obstet Gynecol ACOG Committee Opinion: adolescents should be offered LARC
LARC has higher efficacy and continuation, satisfaction rates vs short-acting contraceptives.
25 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from BMJ Artificial pancreas systems beneficial in T1D, but more data needed
“Artificial pancreas” systems involve varying degrees of insulin delivery automation.
25 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Int Med A fresh eye: fewer near misses when ED physicians do periodic cross-checks
A randomized trial borrows an idea from aviation.

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