Preventive Care
Conference Coverage
Rate of mosaicism in parents of children with epileptic encephalopathy likely underestimated
HOUSTON – The rate of parental mosaicism in children with sporadic cases of epileptic encephalopathy and an apparent de novo mutation is believed...
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VIDEO: No difference between PPI and H2RA for low-dose aspirin gastroprotection
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Surgeon general’s addiction report calls for better integrated care
Physicians must step up prevention efforts and the use of state-of-the-art medicine when treating addiction, according to a new surgeon general’s...
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Cardiorespiratory fitness improves survival after depression
ROME – Cardiorespiratory fitness has a strong inverse relationship with acute MI and all-cause mortality risks in depressed patients.
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Giving women HIV self-tests increases male partner testing
Providing women attending prenatal or postpartum health care visits with HIV self-testing kits raised the rates of partner and couples testing to...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: Seven cases of multidrug resistant C. auris have occurred in United States
The CDC has reported seven cases of the multidrug-resistant fungal infection Candida auris in the United States, all in health care settings.
Conference Coverage
Rheumatoid arthritis increases heart failure risk
ROME – The likelihood of being hospitalized for heart failure is more than one-third greater in Danish rheumatoid arthritis patients than in the...
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14% of ASCVD patients need a PCSK9 inhibitor to reach LDL goal
ROME – Fourteen percent of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease won’t reach the goal of an LDL cholesterol level below 70 mg/dL...
Conference Coverage
Interrupting oral anticoagulation in AF carries high thromboembolic cost
ROME – Interrupting oral anticoagulation for more than 3 days in patients with atrial fibrillation places them at sharply increased risk of...
Conference Coverage
Blood pressure changes and persistent hypertension elevate dementia risk
BALTIMORE - The impact of blood pressure on the risk of dementia in late life follows a U-shaped curve in which elevated mid-life and late-life...
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AAA screening showed no mortality reduction in new trial
New trial shows screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in older men does not appear to have a significant effect on overall mortality, in...