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May 01, 2020; Volume 87,Issue 5
Laktineh, Amir
- You have accessWhat mask should I wear to protect against transmissible acute respiratory infections?Amir Laktineh, MD, Asil Daoud, MD, Sorabh Dhar, MD, Lisa Engles and Ayman O. Soubani, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 262-265; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19057
Clinical trials have not shown a direct advantage for N95 respirators vs surgical masks for many acute respiratory infections.
Lincoff, A. Michael
- You have accessAspirin for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular eventsAldo L. Schenone, MD and A. Michael Lincoff, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 300-311; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19045
A more limited role for aspirin as primary prevention in patients at intermediate risk, with diabetes, and the elderly.