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Review of over-the-counter therapies for chronic constipation.

September 12, 2022 dashephe

The American Journal of gastroenterology June 2021 Efficacy and safety of over-the-counter therapies for chronic constipation; an updated systematic review https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YCUumig7ekOWYOe0Q9GM5oeoVpz-l7Tb/view …

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Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria

September 12, 2022 dashephe

shea/cdc position paper Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria (jstor.org) Urinary Tract Infections The definitions for UTI presented here differ substantially from the original…

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Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

September 12, 2022 dashephe

https://www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/antibiotic-tool.html

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The Nose Knows Not: Poor Predictive Value of Stool Sample Odor for Detection of Clostridium difficile – PMC

September 7, 2022 dashephe

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3571629/

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Use as a Booster Dose | FDA

August 31, 2022 dashephe

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-moderna-pfizer-biontech-bivalent-covid-19-vaccines-use

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Many patients stop taking statins because of muscle pain, but statins aren’t causing it, new study says

August 29, 2022 dashephe

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/many-patients-stop-taking-statins-because-of-muscle-pain-but-statins-aren-t-causing-it-new-study-says/ar-AA11dygm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=30ea0145d673b4953d75ece988d43a00

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All After COVID Isn’t Long COVID

August 23, 2022 dashephe

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CMS Issues Further Clarification on Use of Telehealth During PHE | AMDA | The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

August 22, 2022 dashephe

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The Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool | CDC

August 19, 2022 dashephe

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Enhanced barrier Precautions

August 19, 2022 dashephe

Recently, I sent you guidance from the CDC about using Enhanced Barrier Precautions for patients with drug resistant organisms, wounds, and indwelling catheters. This is an update to CDC guidance,…

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