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Survey: Health care costs, access unlikely to improve in 2019
Most physicians expect the federal government to continue efforts to defund the ACA.
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Exercise type matters for fall prevention among elderly
Balance and functional exercises are best at preventing falls.
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Consider adopting the MESA 10-year CHD risk calculator
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “I use the MESA. I like it because it gives me options I don’t have with the PCE.” –Robert A. Vogel, MD
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ADT harms likely limited to men with CV comorbidities
WASHINGTON – Androgen deprivation therapy improves survival for men with high-risk cancers, but those with comorbid cardiovascular disease may be...
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Trump administration salutes parade of generic drug approvals, but hundreds aren’t for sale
More than 700 generics, or about 43%, still weren’t on the market as of early January, a KHN data analysis of FDA and drug list price records...
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SGLT2 inhibitors morph into HF drugs
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Hearing drills into patient impact of ACA legal challenge
A ruling for the plaintiffs in Texas v. United States also would mean the ACA’s consumer protections for employer-based coverage would be...
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Intensive insulin added no benefit for hyperglycemia after ischemic stroke
Results from a large RCT showed intensive and standard insulin regimens produced similar clinical outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke.
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Roux-en-Y achieves diabetes remission in majority of patients
About three-quarters of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus achieve remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
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Michigan Medicine launches effort to make wellness a cultural norm
CORONADO, CALIF. – Goal is “to help all human beings who are suffering in our work environment.”
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Frailty, diabetes increase fragility fracture risk
Frailty status may aid in understanding the diabetes bone paradox and enhance the quality of assessment and care for diabetes.