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Incidence and Estimated Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalizations for All-Cause Pneumonia Among Older US Adults Who Were Vaccinated and Not Vaccinated With 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Author/s: Hsiao, A., Hansen, J., Timbol, J., Lewis, N., Isturiz, R., Alexander-Parrish, R., McLaughlin, J., Gessner, B. D., Klein, N. P.

Importance: Following routine use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in children in 2010, invasive pneumococcal disease rates have decreased substantially in children and adults. In 2014, the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices recommended routine use of PCV13 among...

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Vaccine Effectiveness All-Cause Pneumonia 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine PCV13

The Management of Substance Use Disorders: Synopsis of the 2021 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline

Author/s: Perry, C., Liberto, J., Milliken, C., Burden, J., Hagedorn, H., Atkinson, T., McKay, J. R., Mooney, L., Sall, J., Sasson, C., Saxon, A., Spevak, C., Gordon, A, J,, VA/DoD Guideline Development Group

Description: In August 2021, leadership within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the management of substance use disorders (SUDs). This synopsis summarizes key recommendations.

Methods:...

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Substance Use Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline

Diagnosis and management of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Author/s: Raj, S. R., Fedorowski, A., Sheldon, R. S.

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a chronic multisystem disorder; the cardinal feature is orthostatic tachycardia.

Patients with POTS have symptoms of orthostatic intolerance that improve with recumbence.

Girls and women are more commonly affected with POTS,...

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POTS diagnosis management Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recommendations for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2022
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child adolescent Immunization Immunization Schedule

Lateral epicondylosis

Author/s: Li, Y., Liu, F., Badre, A.

Lateral epicondylosis tennis elbow is a degenerative noninflammatory condition of the common extensor origin at the lateral epicondyle of the elbow Tennis elbow has a prevalence of 1 3 peaking at age 35 50 years 1 It is associated with smoking and with a combination of repetitive and forceful...

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Tennis Elbow Elbow Condition Common Extensor Origin smoking

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2022

Author/s: N., Wodi, A. P., Bernstein, H., Ault, K. A.

In November 2021, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to approve the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Ages 19 Years or Older, United States, 2022. The 2022 adult immunization schedule, available at...

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adult Immunization United States Advisory Committee

Dietary recommendations for prevention of atherosclerosis

This review aims at summarizing updated evidence on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk associated with consumption of specific food items to substantiate dietary strategies for atherosclerosis prevention. A systematic search on PubMed was performed to identify meta-analyses of cohort studies and...

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Atherosclerosis Coronary Heart Disease cardiovascular disease diet

Food Allergy Prevention: Early Versus Late Introduction of Food Allergens in Children

Author/s: Djossi, S. K., Khedr, A., Neupane, B., Proskuriakova, E., Jada, K., Mostafa, J. A.

The emergence of food allergies in children is crucial for various medical fields seeking a viable strategy for allergy prevention. The most well-recognized approach adopted by numerous health care and government institutions hinges on the delay in the introduction of food allergens, which...

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Food Allergy children Allergens Allergy Prevention

Guide to Integrate Patient-Generated Digital Health Data into Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care Settings

Author/s: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Effective use of PGHD in clinics poses many challenges, including clinician and patient burden, poor usability, workflow integration challenges, and the potential to make health inequities worse.

To promote the collection, integration, and use of PGHD in clinical care, AHRQ has developed...

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Patient-Generated General Health Data PGHD Electronic Health Records

Use of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Immunocompromised Adults Aged ≥19 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022

Author/s: Anderson, T. C., Masters, N. B., Guo, A., Shepersky, L., Leidner, A. J., Lee, G. M., Kotton, C. N., Dooling, K. L.

Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted (Shingrix, GlaxoSmithKline [GSK]) is a 2-dose (0.5 mL each) subunit vaccine containing recombinant glycoprotein E in combination with adjuvant (AS01B) that was licensed in the United States for prevention of herpes zoster for adults aged ≥50 years by the...

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Zoster Vaccine Immunocompromised Adults recommendations Advisory Committee

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