Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria : A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The effectiveness of acupuncture for patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), reported in a few small-scale studies, is not convincing. ⋯ The National Key R&D Program of China and the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
Adding piroxicam to levonorgestrel increased emergency contraception effectiveness.
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Heart failure affects more than 6 million people in the United States, and hospitalizations for decompensated heart failure confer a heavy toll in morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Clinical trials have demonstrated effective interventions; however, hospitalization and mortality rates remain high. Key components of effective hospital care include appropriate diagnostic evaluation, triage and risk stratification, early implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy, adequate diuresis, and appropriate discharge planning.
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In August 2023, a federal appeals court issued an opinion in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v FDA, a case wherein a group of antiabortion medical organizations and physicians have challenged U. S. ⋯ But the court also decided that the FDA's 2016 and 2021 actions expanding the indication for mifepristone, lowering the drug's dose, and loosening restrictions on its distribution and use were likely unlawful, and it thus affirmed the trial court's order staying these actions. In this article, we explain key aspects of the opinion to health care professionals and consider the ways in which the appeals court's reasoning and conclusions, if followed by the Supreme Court, could undermine abortion access and public health going forward.
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Niu C, Zhang J, Bapaye J, et al. Systematic review with meta-analysis: chronic opioid use is associated with esophageal dysmotility in symptomatic patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 18 Aug 2023. [Epub ahead of print]. 37463432.