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Most Disadvantaged Least Likely to Receive Thrombolysis
This study offers a potential opportunity to investigate how social determinants of health may affect stroke care.
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Magnesium and Metabolic Syndrome: Any Connection?
Chronic hypomagnesemia may play a role in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders.
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Gaps Found in Appropriate SGLT2, GLP-1 Prescribing
Few patients are being prescribed the medications and prescription rates are even lower for racial and ethnic minorities.
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Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid Dementia
“It may be time to reconsider the broad recommendations to avoid or deprescribe statins in nursing home residents.”
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Few Childhood Cancer Survivors Get Recommended Screenings
‘As many as four out of five of these survivors will develop a serious or life-threatening late effect of their cancer therapy by age 45,’ the...
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Lung Cancer Screening Unveils Hidden Health Risks
An ongoing trial is using lung cancer screening CT scans to also look for signs of impending heart disease in 24,000 Europeans.
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The Simple Change That Can Improve Patient Satisfaction
Eye contact and a physician sitting rather than standing lead to increased patient satisfaction in interactions.
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CHIP: The Silent Threat Steps Into the Limelight
Understanding of CHIP is expanding as researchers better determine methods for prognosis and disease mitigation.
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AI May Help Docs Reply to Patients’ Portal Messages
A small quality-improvement study found physicians’ burden was lessened but time spent was the same.
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Proposed Bill Could End Student Aid for US Med Schools With DEI Programs
A proposed bill would disallow medical schools using ethnicity, sex, or race in admissions from funding or student loan plans.
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Pro-Inflammatory Diet, Salt Intake Increases T2D Risk
The risk for T2D was the highest in participants who followed a pro-inflammatory diet and always added salt to foods, compared with those who...