Background: Given the increase in medications for type 2 diabetes mellitus, clinicians and
patients need information about their effectiveness and safety to make informed choices. …

Background: Clinicians and patients need updated evidence on the comparative effectiveness
and safety of diabetes medications to make informed treatment choices. Purpose: To …

Background: Rapid improvements in hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy have led to the
approval of multiple oral direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens by the US Food and Drug …

BACKGROUND: The literature was systematically reviewed to determine whether a prolonged
prothrombin time or elevated international normalized ratio predicts bleeding during …

… Fogarty and Segal have recently published a concise … Also different from the review of
Fogarty and Segal, who … Similar to Fogarty and Segal, [1] we concluded that data from the …

Importance Acute pancreatitis has significant morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have
raised the possibility that glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1)–based therapies, including a GLP-…

Whether the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection can increase the platelet count in
patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is still a controversial issue. To provide …

This guideline summarizes the current approaches for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism.
The importance of early diagnosis to prevent mortality and morbidity associated with …

Venous thromboembolism is a common condition affecting 7.1 persons per 10 000 person-years
among community residents. Incidence rates for venous thromboembolism are higher …

Background: The prevalence of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in the USA is
unknown. The paucity of data makes clinical trial design and resource allocation challenging. …