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Data concerns mount despite ISCHEMIA substudy correction
A second correction is forthcoming, and cardiac surgeons are calling for full disclosure of the trial’s coronary artery disease severity data for...
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‘Genetic’ height linked to peripheral neuropathy and certain skin and bone infections
Even aside from the links between a person’s actual measured height and different health conditions, their genetically predicted height is...
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CTO PCI success rates rising, with blip during COVID-19, registry shows
Updated results from the PROGRESS-CTO registry of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary angioplasty cases reports improving outcomes over...
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Stem cell transplants could be ‘transformational’ in type 1 diabetes
A second patient who received Vertex’s VX-880 has experienced glycemic improvements, while the first one is completely insulin independent.
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Substance use the main cause of physician license actions
“What appears to account for the difference is physician distress, and in the case of drug abuse, plentiful access.”
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FDA panel strongly backs protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
“Having a protein-based alternative may be more comfortable for some in terms of their acceptance of vaccines.”
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‘Sit less, move more’ to reduce stroke risk
Replacing sedentary time with light-intensity activity may reduce stroke risk.
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Antipsychotic tied to dose-related weight gain, higher cholesterol
Risperidone is an antipsychotic with a “medium to high metabolic risk profile.”
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‘Remission is possible’ for patients with type 2 diabetes
In a small study conducted in India, most patients had remission type 2 diabetes at 6 months with an intervention that included a smart app that...
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Antidiabetes drug costs keep patients away
Patients with diabetes and high med co-pays had worse fill rates, but even with low copays uptake of effective but expensive antidiabetes drugs...
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Obesity in adolescence raises risk for adult type 1 diabetes
Risk of type 1 diabetes was doubled compared with adolescents with optimal body mass index in a study of military recruits.