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New clinical guideline issued on diagnosis, management of stable COPD

Several collaborating medical societies, including the American College of Physicians, released new guidelines this week on the diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Antibiotics better than cranberry extract to prevent recurring urinary tract infections

Prophylactic antibiotics are more effective than cranberry capsules in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections, but they do increase antibiotic resistance, Dutch researchers concluded.

MKSAP Quiz: 3-month history of GI bloating and discomfort

This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 64-year-old man with a 3-month history of gastrointestinal bloating and mid-epigastric discomfort.

Pneumothorax common after transthoracic lung biopsy, study finds

Patients who undergo transthoracic lung biopsy of a pulmonary nodule may be likely to develop pneumothorax, although hemorrhages are not common, a new study reports.

Apixaban associated with more bleeding, no change in ischemic events

A phase 3 trial of apixaban, a new factor Xa inhibitor, was halted after the drug was found to increase major bleeding in patients taking it after acute coronary syndrome.

Hospitalist care associated with higher costs, more medical utilization after discharge

Though hospitalist care is associated with shorter inpatient length of stay and lower hospital costs, these are offset by higher medical utilization and costs after discharge, a new study found.

Linezolid and methylene blue cause problems with psychiatric medications

Linezolid and methylene blue can cause serious reactions in patients who are taking serotonergic psychiatric medications, the FDA warned last week.

College Regent wins medical professionalism prize

Molly Cooke, FACP, a Regent of the College, has been named a winner of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation Professionalism Article Prize for an article published last year in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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