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FDA committee votes yes on romosozumab for osteoporosis
FDA and the sponsor propose postmarketing surveillance to track a questionable cardiovascular safety signal.
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Novel agent cut LDL in statin-intolerant patients
CHICAGO – Bempedoic acid will also be tested in combination with ezetimibe in a single pill.
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Impact of carbs vs. fats on CVD risk becoming better understood
LOS ANGELES – Risk measures can be improved by lowering dietary carbohydrates, not by lowering saturated fats.
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HDL-P subfractions may be prognostic in heart failure
Study may spur investigations into HDL particles.
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Tic disorders are associated with obesity and diabetes
Patients with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder have a higher risk for metabolic and cardiovascular health problems, a population-based...
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Robotic sleeve gastrectomy may heighten organ space infection risk
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SGLT-2 inhibitors promising for heart failure prevention, not treatment
LOS ANGELES – The combination of heart failure and diabetes is particularly lethal.
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New or existing drugs? Both fuel price inflation
Existing drugs, not new drugs, drove much of the inflation in brand-name drug prices.
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Soy didn’t up all-cause mortality in breast cancer survivors
The ongoing study tracks with previous work showing no risk from dietary soy.
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Does reduced degradation of insulin by the liver cause type 2 diabetes?
LOS ANGELES – Hepatic insulin clearance is significantly lower in African Americans, compared with European Americans, a difference that may...
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Think outside lower body for pelvic pain
The editor-in-chief of Blood has a few tips on how you can get your work published.