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Utility of HANDOC and CH-A in Endocarditis Triage

Physician's Weekly

Medical records were reviewed to classify each episode using the HANDOC score, CH-A, and Duke-ISCVID criteria. The results showed that 325 episodes of 308 individuals with NBHS BSIs were analyzed. The TEE was utilized in 26% of cases. A total of 21 episodes (6.5%) fulfilled the duke-ISCVID criteria for definite IE.

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Referral Patterns and Gaps in HLA-B27

Physician's Weekly

A retrospective analysis study published in June 2025 issue of Journal of Rheumatology, researchers examined how HLA-B27 testing has been utilized in routine clinical practice for diagnosing spondylarthritis ( SpA ). Source: jrheum.org/content/early/2025/06/11/jrheum.2025-0167 female; mean age: 47.4

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Social Risk Burden and Its Impact on Healthcare Use in IBD

Physician's Weekly

High social risk burden in adults with IBD drives emergency care use and medication gaps—spotlighting the urgent need for social screening in clinical practice. A greater social risk burden was linked to increased odds of unplanned healthcare utilization (severe vs none: OR, 3.5 [1.2-10.2])