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Episode 45: Watchful Waiting: The Osterholm Update [PDF]

, 2021
Runtime: 1:02:50In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss why COVID-19 is declining in many areas of the US, where we're at with the variants, the latest CIDRAP Viewpoint report on strategic deployment of vaccines, and living with the ...
Osterholm, Michael, Dall, Chris
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Interventions to Minimize Unnecessary Antibiotic Use for Acute Otitis Media: A Meta-Analysis

Children
Backgrounds/Objectives: Acute otitis media (AOM) is the leading reason antibiotics are prescribed to children. Despite guidelines advocating for watchful waiting and shorter antibiotic durations, overprescribing remains a concern. This meta-analysis aims
Theresa L. Morin, Amy B. Stein, Rana E. El Feghaly, Amanda C. Nedved, Sophie E. Katz, Amy Keith, Heather E. Laferriere, Timothy C. Jenkins, Holly M. Frost   +8 more
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Treatment Discussed, Preferred, and Received for Prostate Cancer in a Tri-Ethnic Population

American Journal of Men's Health, 2012
This study was conducted to explore whether racial/ethnic differences exist in treatment discussed, preferred, and ultimately received for localized prostate cancer (PCa) as epidemiological data are scant on this issue.
G. M. Monawar Hosain MD, PhD, Maureen Sanderson PhD, Xianglin L. Du MD, PhD, Wenyaw Chan PhD, Sara S. Strom PhD   +4 more
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Blood test ordering for unexplained complaints in general practice: the VAMPIRE randomised clinical trial protocol. [ISRCTN55755886]

BMC Family Practice, 2006
Background General practitioners (GPs) frequently order blood tests when they see patients presenting with unexplained complaints. Due to the low prevalence of serious pathology in general practice, the risk of false-positive test results is relatively ...
Bindels Patrick JE, Grol Richard PTM, van der Weijden Trudy, Koch Hèlen, van Bokhoven Marloes A, Dinant Geert-Jan   +5 more
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Longitudinal Comparison of Patient-Level Outcomes and Costs Across Prostate Cancer Treatments With Urinary Problems

American Journal of Men's Health, 2019
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the leading cancer in men in the United States. This study evaluated direct costs of treating urinary problems after PCa treatments and determined predictors of long-term costs for urinary problems.
Jun Tang PhD, Lixian Zhong PhD, Carly Paoli PharmD, Alan Paciorek BA, Peter Carroll MD, Leslie Wilson PhD   +5 more
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Effectiveness of endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia correction for clinically occult inguinal hernia (EFFECT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2018
Background Groin pain is a frequent complaint in surgical practice with an inguinal hernia being at the top of the differential diagnosis. The majority of inguinal hernias can be diagnosed clinically. However, patients with groin pain without signs of an
Marleen M. Roos, Egbert-Jan M. M. Verleisdonk, Floris B. M. Sanders, Arno W. Hoes, Rebecca K. Stellato, Geert W. J. Frederix, Rogier K. J. Simmermacher, Josephina P. J. Burgmans, EFFECT study group   +8 more
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Classic Kaposi’s sarcoma with an initial solitary colon lesion

Clinical Case Reports, 2019
Key Clinical Message Kaposi's sarcoma involving the digestive tract in isolated form before the appearance of diffuse skin lesions is very rare in HIV‐negative patients and is a condition requiring watchful waiting.
Guido Carillio, Luigi Tucci, Stefano Molica   +2 more
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Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: a Lymphoma Study Association retrospective study

Haematologica, 2015
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma represents a distinct entity from classical Hodgkin lymphoma. We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the management of patients with nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma.
Julien Lazarovici, Peggy Dartigues, Pauline Brice, Lucie Obéric, Isabelle Gaillard, Mathilde Hunault-Berger, Florence Broussais-Guillaumot, Emmanuel Gyan, Serge Bologna, Emmanuelle Nicolas-Virelizier, Mohamed Touati, Olivier Casasnovas, Richard Delarue, Frédérique Orsini-Piocelle, Aspasia Stamatoullas, Jean Gabarre, Luc-Matthieu Fornecker, Thomas Gastinne, Fréderic Peyrade, Virginie Roland, Emmanuel Bachy, Marc André, Nicolas Mounier, Christophe Fermé   +23 more
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Long‐term survival outcomes of patients with primary ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma: A large single‐center cohort study

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Primary ocular adnexal extranodal marginal zone mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (OAML) is a rare subtype of non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma, and no consensus has been defined concerning the optimal treatment strategies.
Yuanzheng Liang, Rui‐ying Fu, Xue‐lin Liu, Xin‐di Liu, Ying‐shi Piao, Jian‐min Ma, Liang Wang   +6 more
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Successive Medical Treatment Versus Watchful Waiting In Chronic Otitis Media With Effusion

, 2010
Objective: Management of otitis media with effusion (OME) is still an unresolved problem. Although watchful waiting gained popularity, it may not be applicable in the developing countries where medical and surgical treatments are being used more promptly.
Sennaroglu, Levent, Ozmen, Suay, Sarac, Sarp, Ozmen, Omer Afsin, Kayikci, Emel Mavis Kulak, Genc, Aydan, Turan, Ergin   +6 more
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