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Cardiovascular risk factors more common in girls
Among fourth and fifth graders, measures of aerobic capacity and body composition favored boys.
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E-cigarettes: A health threat or cessation tool?
Denver – Among adults aged 18-24, about 40% smoke both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
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ACA: Five tactics could lead to implosion
Are regulation and inaction being employed by the White House to push the Affordable Care Act to the point of no return?
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TAVR for failed surgical valves: the VIVA study
PARIS – Evolut R device provided excellent early valve-in-valve results.
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Bailout stenting for coronary bifurcations brings ‘unacceptable’ hazards
PARIS – Careful procedural planning is a must.
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Revascularization of CTOs improves health status more than medical therapy
PARIS – One-year outcomes of the randomized EuroCTO trial.
News from the FDA/CDC
Less than half of office visits involve primary care
Patients aged 45 years and over are more likely to see a specialist.
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Under Trump, hospitals face same penalties embraced by Obama
Amid all the turbulence over the future of the Affordable Care Act, one facet continues unchanged: President Trump’s administration is penalizing...
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Fat shaming interferes with patients’ medical care, experts say
WASHINGTON – Overweight, obese patients who seek health care face special challenges because of “negative attitudes.”
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Hidden CABG costs will disrupt bundled payment systems
COLORADO SPRINGS – Common postop complications run up the bill exponentially.
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Medicare Part D premiums dip as drug costs continue to rise
While drug spending is projected to increase in 2018, Part D insurance providers are expecting their drug costs to fall.