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For in-stent restenosis, everolimus-eluting stents topped drug-eluting balloons
At 3 years, 7.1% of patients given everolimus-eluting stents required target lesion revascularization versus 15.6% of patients given drug-eluting...
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CANVAS: Canagliflozin improved renal outcomes in diabetes
Austin, Tex. – This is in addition to reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke.
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Study supports observation for select cases of porcelain gallbladder
Patients who are poor surgical candidates may be considered for observation.
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As-needed budesonide-formoterol prevented exacerbations in mild asthma
The regimen topped terbutaline and was noninferior to twice-daily budesonide.
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Restrictive fluids tied to kidney injury after major abdominal surgery
Restricting fluids failed to improve disability-free survival, compared with a liberal fluid strategy.
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Screening blood donations for Zika proved costly, low yield
Testing blood donations confirmed only 8 authentic Zika cases and cost nearly $42 million over 15 months.
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Immediate postresection gemcitabine tops saline in low-grade non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Estimated 4-year recurrence was 35% with gemcitabine and 47% with placebo.
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Inadequate antibiotic use persists in gonorrhea
In 2016, about one in five gonorrhea cases did not receive recommended treatment.
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Pediatric epilepsy may be misdiagnosed as GI disease
The patients actually had West syndrome, temporal lobe epilepsy, and Panayiotopoulos syndrome.
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Glyburide failed to show noninferiority in gestational diabetes
The upper limit of the confidence interval for difference between groups did not meet the prespecified value for noninferiority.
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Allergy, eczema common after pediatric solid organ transplantation
Eczema was the most common allergy to develop following solid organ transplantation, followed by asthma, food allergy, rhinitis, and eosinophilic...
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Alpha fetoprotein boosted detection of early-stage liver cancer
Adding alpha fetoprotein to ultrasound significantly increased its ability to detect early-stage liver cancer.
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One in seven Americans had fecal incontinence
The condition was most prevalent among older individuals and those with Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, IBS, and diabetes.
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Heavy drinking did not worsen clinical outcomes from drug-induced liver injury
Heavy drinking was not associated with higher proportions of liver-related deaths or liver transplantation among patients with drug-induced liver...
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Prompt palliative care cut hospital costs in pooled study
Average cost savings per hospital admission were $3,237 overall and were even greater for cancer patients.