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Warfarin dose capping avoided supratherapeutic INRs in hospitalized elderly
SAN DIEGO – Limiting the initial dose of warfarin to 2.5 mg or less for hospitalized patients aged 85 years and older led to significant...
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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for CTEPH improves heart failure symptoms
WASHINGTON – A small study shows success in patients ineligible for surgery.
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Preprint publishing challenges the status quo in medicine
The lack of peer review speeds the pace of discovery, but it comes with risks.
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MDedge Daily News: Why low-calorie sucralose may fuel weight gain
And diabetes in the United States racks up a hefty health bill.
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Could European data privacy rules cost you big?
Rules designed to strengthen record protection for European Union citizens take effect in May.
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Ranking points physicians toward South Dakota
“Best states to practice medicine” named for 2018.
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MDedge Daily News: Can androgen therapy improve male frailty?
And empagliflozin could cut liver fat in diabetes.
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Thousands mistakenly enrolled during state’s Medicaid expansion, feds find
California signed up an estimated 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not have been eligible for coverage.
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MDedge Daily News: Why most heart failure may be preventable
And how epileptic drug use in pregnancy affects school test scores.
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VIDEO: Women living with HIV have more myocardial steatosis, reduced diastolic function
The investigators found an inverse relationship between myocardial triglycerides and diastolic function.
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Diabetes does its part to increase health care costs
“One of every four health care dollars is incurred by someone with diagnosed diabetes.”