Among patients aged 65 years or older who are hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, azithromycin lowers the risk of 90-day mortality in exchange for slightly increased odds of myocardial infarction compared to other antibiotic regimens.
June 2014
A retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure with a left ventricular ejection fraction between 30-35% found improved 3-year survival rates among those who received a prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators compared to those with no ICD.
Contrary to popular belief, patients who are prescribed antidepressants experience only minimal weight gain within 12 months of treatment.
Internists must resist taking as much as they can carry from the current healthcare system just because they can get away with it.
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