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OSA diagnoses not carried forward to the inpatient setting
Missed OSA diagnoses could have especially negative implications for patients who don’t continue on positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy during...
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Switching to riociguat effective for some patients with PAH not at treatment goal
The clinical benefit of the switching to the sGC inhibitor was consistent across patient subgroups in the phase 4 REPLACE study.
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Certain statins linked to lower mortality risk in patients admitted for sepsis
Statin use was associated with lower mortality, compared with no use, with hydrophilic and synthetic statins besting lipophilic and fungal-derived...
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COVID-19 experience forced residents to quickly improve patient communication skills
At the peak of the pandemic in New York City, goals of care discussions became easier, though coping with death remains an issue.
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National lung cancer screening guidelines may miss younger African American individuals at high risk
Retrospective analysis finds many lung cancer patients would not have counted as eligible for low-dose CT under guidelines that are being...
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Fauci: Cautious optimism for COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020
Top health official is “cautiously optimistic” for vaccine distribution before end of year, pending favorable safety and efficacy data.
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COVID-19 outcomes no worse in patients on TNF inhibitors or methotrexate
No increase was seen in hospitalization and death rates, providing additional support for keeping patients on these immunosuppressive treatments...
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ctDNA clearance tracks with PFS in NSCLC subtype
The median progression-free survival was significantly longer for patients with circulating tumor DNA clearance.
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Cognitive deficits complex in youths with type 2 diabetes
Average fluid cognition scores were significantly lower versus youths with type 1 diabetes, a difference investigators said was due to further...
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Tiragolumab plus atezolizumab active in PD-L1+ NSCLC
The combination produced a response rate of 46%.
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Lipid-lowering drugs appear to decrease risk of colorectal cancer death across subgroups
The risk of death was reduced regardless of age, sex, race, or duration of lipid-lowering drug use.
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Diabetes-related amputations on the rise in older adults
The finding reflects increases in diabetes-related nontraumatic lower extremity amputation occurring in younger U.S. population, but at a less...
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Frequent hypoglycemic episodes raise cardiac event risk
It’s “essential” to avoid drugs associated with hypoglycemia to minimize CV event risk in patients with type 2 diabetes, investigator says.