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Many cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology lab directors receive big industry payments
These payments were substantially higher than those made to local interventional cardiologists and electrophysiologists.
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Consider drug treatment in late-life women with osteoporosis
The 5-year risk of hip fracture is high in women aged 80 years or older with osteoporosis.
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USPSTF recommends PrEP combo for adults at high risk of HIV infection
At-risk groups include men who have sex with men, people at risk through heterosexual contact, and people who inject drugs.
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Induced seizures as effective as spontaneous in identifying epileptic generator
“This finding might lead to a more time-efficient intracranial presurgical investigation of focal epilepsy by reducing the need to record...
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Topical calcineurin inhibitors prove beneficial for patients with vitiligo
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 56 studies on treatment with topical calcineurin inhibitors for patients with vitiligo revealed both TCI...
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Energy drinks increase BP and disrupt the heart’s electrical activity
Energy drinks prolong QT intervals up to 4 hours after consumption.
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Study finds inconsistent links with aspirin, nonaspirin NSAIDs and reduced skin cancer risk
“We observed weak and inconsistent inverse associations between use of these medications and incidence of either BCC or SCC.”
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Diabetes, hypertension remission more prevalent in adolescents than adults after gastric bypass
However, their rate of abdominal reoperations was significantly higher than that of adults during a 5-year follow-up.
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Patients lack confidence in their skin self-exam abilities
While most patients were willing to use teledermoscopy to assist them in self-exams, they still preferred to rely on regularly scheduled physician...
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New JIA, JIA-associated uveitis guidelines address knowledge gaps
A majority of recommendations in both guidelines are called conditional based on low-quality evidence.
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What do patients want in a migraine preventive?
Patients with migraine may be willing to trade off efficacy for better adverse event profiles.
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AD biomarker not tied to increased interest in physician-assisted death
When asked whether they had considered PAD, nearly two-thirds of interviewees with the Alzheimer’s disease biomarker stated that they neither had...
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Depression treatment rates rose with expanded insurance coverage
Total spending on outpatient depression treatment increased from $12,430,000 in 1998 to $15,554,000 in 2007, and $17,404,000 in 2015.
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Filamentous bacteriophage linked to lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis
CF patients who were consistently positive for Pf phage were older than those who never had Pf phage detected.
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Atorvastatin appears to lower cardiovascular risk in RA patients
Rheumatoid arthritis patients saw a reduced risk of cardiovascular events after adding statins to their treatment.