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Glyburide failed to show noninferiority in gestational diabetes
The upper limit of the confidence interval for difference between groups did not meet the prespecified value for noninferiority.
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MDedge Daily News: Is ‘medical aid in dying’ suicide?
And one in five Medicaid kids may have a mental health diagnosis.
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MDedge Daily News: How Trump’s election affected contraception
And CMS floats the idea of Medicare direct provider contracting.
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Spine fracture risk may be increased in IBD patients
Fracture risk appears to be higher among IBD patients who use steroids.
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Nebivolol looks like best beta-blocker for hypertension
ORLANDO – Lower MI rate than with metoprolol or atenolol in large primary prevention study.
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Reduced intensity conditioning doesn’t protect fertility
SALT LAKE CITY – Normal puberty does not equate to normal fertility, researchers found.
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Women’s representation in CV drug trials still lagging
We’ve come a long way in clinical trial representation of women, but there’s more work to do.
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CMS floats Medicare direct provider contracting
A new request for information seeks input on how such a system might work.
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CMS will release Medicare Advantage claims data to researchers
WASHINGTON – And the feds will make Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program data available in 2019.
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Female physicians face enduring wage gap
Earnings for women in the 50 largest metro areas came up short by 27.7% last year.
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MDedge Daily News: How smartphones could battle oral cancer
And what FDA panel speakers may be hiding.