Annals of internal medicine
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In healthy older adults, low-dose aspirin did not differ from placebo for ischemic stroke but increased intracranial bleeding.
Cloud GC, Williamson JD, Thao LTP, et al. Low-dose aspirin and the risk of stroke and intracerebral bleeding in healthy older people: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6:e2325803. 37494038.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Relationship Between Clinician Language and the Success of Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions : A Mixed-Methods Cohort Study.
International guidelines recommend that primary care clinicians recognize obesity and offer treatment opportunistically, but there is little evidence on how clinicians can discuss weight and offer treatment in ways that are well received and effective. ⋯ National Institute for Health and Care Research School for Primary Care Research and the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Effect of Complementary Interventions to Redesign Care on Teamwork and Quality for Hospitalized Medical Patients : A Pragmatic Controlled Trial.
Multiple challenges impede interprofessional teamwork and the provision of high-quality care to hospitalized patients. ⋯ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among U. S. women and its incidence increases with age. Endogenous estrogen exposure, proliferative benign breast disease, breast density, and family history may also indicate increased risk for breast cancer. ⋯ All women benefit from healthy behaviors which may reduce breast cancer risk. Some women at increased risk for breast cancer may benefit from risk-reducing medications. Use of screening measures remains suboptimal, especially for uninsured women.