EE+ POEM Archive
- Major update to ACC/AHA lipid guidelines — many changes without strong evidence
- Minocycline given within 72 hours of acute ischemic stroke improves functional outcomes at 90 days (EMPHASIS)
- The most accurate signs, symptoms, and tests to diagnose volume overload in adults
- HPV vaccination is associated with lower cancer risk in females
- Nalbuphine is effective for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-associated cough (CORAL)
- Self-directed, online tai chi program for knee osteoarthritis decreases pain, increases function (RETREAT)
- Nirsevimab is associated with fewer hospitalizations and emergency visits for lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children
- Follow-up endoscopy for severe esophagitis has very low yield
- Acupuncture is effective for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (ACTION)
- Patients with ischemic stroke while taking aspirin may not have fewer subsequent events by switching to a different antithrombic agent
- The risk of clinically relevant bleeding is lower with apixaban than with rivaroxaban for symptomatic acute VTE
- Varenicline may help people who want to stop using e-cigarettes
- Early and delayed assisted toilet training produce similar rates of functional gastrointestinal disorders during infancy (BABITT)
- Chatbots may be able to substitute for humans when responding to medical questions
- Most cognitively intact adults with elevated dementia-related biomarkers do not develop dementia
- For severe hyponatremia, faster rates of sodium correction are associated with lower risks of death or acute neurologic events
- Diacerein is not effective for knee osteoarthritis
- Older herpes zoster vaccine (Zostavax) is strongly associated with lower risk of dementia
- Lack of association between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and child neurodevelopmental disorders
- High long-term patient satisfaction after Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Mother-baby singing groups can reduce postpartum depression symptoms