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A New Assay Might Speed Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Sepsis

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Before they can determine the pathogens causing sepsis in patients and treat them with a targeted antibiotic, clinicians must wait for the results of a blood culture test, which can often take 2 to 3 days. Now an ultra-rapid test in development that eliminates the need for blood culture may provide same-day answers, according to a study published in Nature.

New Medicare Guidelines Aim to Ease Medication Costs in US

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final part two guidelines to educate consumers about the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, the agency announced. The plan, set to launch in 2025, allows those with Part D prescription plans the option to spread the costs of their medications over the year instead of paying for a prescription all at once each time they fill it.

No Asymptomatic Bird Flu in 35 Exposed Dairy Farmworkers

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As part of its response to the multistate outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an update, including its findings from a study of 35 farmworkers exposed to H5N1-infected dairy cattle in Michigan.

New Cardiovascular Risk Calculator Could Reduce Blood Pressure Medication Prescribing

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A comparison of 2 cardiovascular disease risk calculators found that the average 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease for people with stage 1 hypertension was substantially lower when using the American Heart Association’s new PREVENT tool than when using the older Pooled Cohort Equations (PCEs)—2.9% compared with 5.4%. Considering 30-year total cardiovascular disease risk in addition to 10-year risk could better inform blood pressure treatment decisions by clinicians, according to the authors.