Articles: health.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Diabetes Risk Factors in People With HIV Receiving Pitavastatin Versus Placebo for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention : A Randomized Trial.
REPRIEVE (Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV) led to new guidelines for statin use among people with HIV (PWH) with low to moderate risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Little is known about the natural history of diabetes mellitus (DM) or mechanisms contributing to statin effects on DM among this population. ⋯ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Nov 2024
Review Practice GuidelineClinician's Guide to Geriatric Assessment.
The population of older adults is rapidly growing worldwide. Because of the substantial shortage of geriatricians, all clinicians need basic fluency in older adult care. In our approach to evaluating an older adult in the clinic or at the bedside, we apply the "Geriatric 5Ms" framework to manage the patient's care. ⋯ Fourth, ask what matters most to the patient. Fifth, assess multicomplexity: how the intersection of multiple chronic conditions and social determinants of health influence the patient's health care management. Herein, we provide clinicians with practical suggestions and resources for quickly and effectively applying the Geriatric 5Ms to the care of older adults.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effectiveness of Integrating Suicide Care in Primary Care : Secondary Analysis of a Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Implementation Trial.
Primary care encounters are common among patients at risk for suicide. ⋯ National Institute of Mental Health.