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Stroke severity affects accuracy of hospital rankings

Ratings of hospitals' stroke care are more accurate when stroke severity is included as a factor, a new study found.

Start ART in all HIV-infected adults, expert panel says

All adults with HIV should be offered antiretroviral therapy (ART) regardless of CD4 cell count, according to the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations.

Scores help predict pneumonia, hemorrhage risk after ischemic stroke

Two new scores can help clinicians predict the risk of pneumonia and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after ischemic stroke.

No harm in early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for mild gallstone pancreatitis

Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis can safely have a laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 48 hours of admission, and it appears to shorten their length of stay compared to those who wait longer, a new study found.

Focused update released on management of unstable angina, non-ST-segment- elevation MI

The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association released a focused update last week to their guidelines on management of unstable angina and non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

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