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New recommendations released on primary prevention of stroke
The updated guideline from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association addresses lifelong stroke prevention and includes new sex-and gender-specific recommendations.
CDC revises pneumococcal, COVID-19 vaccine recommendations
Changes include a lower age for starting pneumococcal vaccination and an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine in older and immunocompromised patients.
MKSAP Quiz: Sleeplessness in patient with panhypopituitarism
A 28-year-old woman is evaluated for a 2-month history of sleeplessness. She has had panhypopituitarism since surgery for a craniopharyngioma at age 15 years. Medical history includes hypoadrenalism, hypogonadism, and hypothyroidism. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate management?
Broad-spectrum antibiotics dispensed to almost half of healthy adult outpatients with CAP
An analysis of oral antibiotic regimens dispensed to healthy outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in 2007 through 2019 found that 48% got broad-spectrum drugs and that they had significantly higher rates of adverse drug events than patients who got macrolide monotherapy.
Rosuvastatin appears better than atorvastatin for mortality, cardio, liver outcomes in large database
Six-year all-cause mortality was lower among patients taking rosuvastatin than atorvastatin, but the difference was only about a percentage point, a study of patients in the United Kingdom and China found.
Put words in our mouth
I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP wants readers to create captions for our new cartoon and help choose the winner. Pen the winning caption and win a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program, or service.