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Docs, insurers condemn latest ‘repeal and replace’ plan
The GOP faces a tough road for passing the Graham-Cassidy proposal.
From the Journals
Statin use reduces death and decompensation in cirrhosis patients
More statins, more positive outcomes.
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Rheumatoid arthritis characteristics make large contribution to cardiovascular risk
RA characteristics had a larger effect on women’s risk than on men’s.
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While U.S. heart failure readmissions fall, deaths rise
DALLAS – CMS’s penalties for heart failure outcomes may have unintentionally pushed hospitals toward “gaming the system.”
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CMS alerts physicians of payment reductions for PQRS noncompliance
Some doctors will see their payments reduced by 2%.
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VIDEO: Educational intervention boosts A fib anticoagulation
BARCELONA – Patient education and feedback increased anticoagulation and cut strokes.
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E-cigarettes most popular among youngest adults
CDC estimates that over 15% of U.S. adults have at least tried vaping.
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Statins linked to lower death rates in COPD
Researchers explore whether COPD progression results from systemic inflammation.
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Riociguat may benefit subset of PAH patients
Some improvements were seen in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients who switched to using riociguat from phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors.
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DACA program in limbo after White House attitude changes
The fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program remains uncertain after an unexpected change of tune by President Donald J....
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Hepatitis C falls as barrier to heart transplantation
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS – Transplant recipients, whether naive or previously exposed to HCV, eradicated the virus with direct-acting antiviral therapy....