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Cystic fibrosis–related diabetes requires unique treatment
SAN DIEGO – Medical advances have boosted life expectancy dramatically for people with cystic fibrosis, allowing some to survive into middle age....
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Tinzaparin is a safe, effective anticoagulant in patients on dialysis
CHICAGO – Tinzaparin was safe and effective as an anticoagulant for hemodialysis patients based on results from the Intermittent Hemodialysis...
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ADT not associated with increased risk of dementia in larger study
Treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was not associated with an increased risk of dementia in a large, population-based study,...
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CSL112 enhances cholesterol efflux capacity after acute MI
CSL112, a plasma-derived apolipoprotein A-1 (apoA-1) that enhances cholesterol efflux capacity, was found safe for use after acute MI in a...
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USPSTF: Expand statin use beyond lipids to CVD risk
USPSTF now recommends low- to moderate-dose statins for primary prevention in adults 40-75 years old who have at least one CVD risk factor and a...
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It’s not easy to identify clinical depression in menopause
Clinical depression isn’t a more severe extreme of milder depressive symptoms, but rather a distinct clinical entity, said Hadine Joffe, MD, and...
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Readmissions after bariatric surgery more common among black patients
WASHINGTON – Readmissions after bariatric surgery are significantly higher among black patients than among whites.The reasons aren’t entirely...
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Thyroid disease does not affect primary biliary cholangitis complications
While associations are known to exist between primary biliary cholangitis and many different types of thyroid disease, a new study shows that the...
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What will the Trump administration mean for medicine?
ACA repeal seems fairly likely; who will head the federal health care agencies is unknown.
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Diabetes drugs with cardiovascular benefits broaden cardiology’s turf
Some cardiologists are acting like diabetologists now that they have antidiabetic drugs that can reduce CVD events in patients with type 2...
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Meaningful use: CMS extends 90-day reporting period to 2016, 2017
Several meaningful use requirements for doctors and hospitals were eased under the federal regulation that sets payments for the hospital...