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C-reactive protein level might distinguish which patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia require systemic corticosteroids.

For many patients, 5 days is enough.

During the past decade, rates of GAS have more than doubled; hard-hit groups include people experiencing homelessness and people who inject drugs.

Updated recommendations move away from universal disqualification, emphasizing individualized risk assessment and shared decision making for athletes with heart conditions.

Estimates of projected lifetime cancer risk from computed tomography radiation have more than doubled since 2009.

In two large cohorts, researchers noted a small excess risk.

In a phase 3 trial, cytisinicline led to higher abstinence rates than did placebo.

Pretreatment with IV calcium prevented hypotension in diltiazem-treated patients with atrial fibrillation and tachycardia.

Dr. Paul Sax weighs in on the “often polarizing” physician appointed to lead CBER in HIV and ID Observations.

Systematic review shows that use of prescribed testosterone and SGLT-2 inhibitors is associated with erythrocytosis; but whether these drugs cause thrombosis remains unclear.