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OARSI: Chronic conditions complicate osteoarthritis treatment, compliance
Patients with osteoarthritis often have other common chronic conditions, a scenario that has implications for both clinical care and research,...
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HRS: Cardiac device remote monitoring drops hospitalizations, costs
Key clinical point: Cardiac device remote monitoring cut patient hospitalizations in a large observational study. Major finding: Cardiac device...
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DDW: Anti-MAdCAM antibody hits endpoints in treatment-refractory UC
Key clinical point: PF-00547659 is clinically active in treatment-refractory ulcerative colitis and appears to skirt the PML safety concern seen...
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AUA: Testosterone may not deserve its reputation as a cardiovascular culprit
Does testosterone supplementation put men at risk for cardiovascular events? Current data point to “no.”
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AAS: Acute suicidal affective disturbance proposed as new diagnosis
Acute suicidal affective disturbance is a proposed diagnostic entity aimed at capturing suicides that cannot be attributable to depression,...
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IHC: Transcranial magnetic stimulation effective for medication overuse headache
Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise for treatment of migraine with medication overuse headache, according to a pilot...
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DDW: Aspirin cuts incidence of noncardiac gastric adenocarcinomas
Aspirin use is associated with a significant reduction in the incidence on noncardiac gastric adenocarcinoma.
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AACE: Bisphosphonates do not prevent fractures in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta
Expect a response to bisphosphonate in maybe two-thirds of OI children.
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EuroPCR: CT-derived FFR promising in evaluating chest pain
Key clinical point: Clinically decisive anatomic and physiologic data regarding the coronary arteries of patients with stable angina can be...
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Digital handgrip helps self-recovery after stroke
A digital handgrip developed by U.K. researchers allowed more patients with arm weakness caused by a stroke to self-rehabilitate than did the use...