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Increased sudden death risk in HIV linked to cardiac fibrosis
SEATTLE – Time to add fibrosis to defibrillator implantation criteria?
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Patient selection for acute stroke thrombectomy stirs controversy
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BP control slowed brain damage in elderly hypertensives
NEW ORLEANS – Elderly hypertensive patients treated to a systolic blood pressure of 130 mm Hg had less white matter disease progression than...
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MedPAC puts Part B reference pricing, binding arbitration on the table
The reference pricing policy would set a maximum payment rate for a group of drugs with similar health effects based on the minimum, median, or...
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Intensive blood pressure lowering may not reduce risk of recurrent stroke
HONOLULU – Intensive treatment significantly reduces blood pressure, compared with standard treatment, and is...
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New data bolster latitude’s association with MS prevalence
DALLAS – After integrating data from 94 new studies, “the latitudinal gradient in MS prevalence ... significantly enhanced in magnitude,”...
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Sex differences in MS: It’s the chromosomes, not just the hormones
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ACC, AHA release first cardiovascular disease primary prevention guideline
“We made the social determinants of health front and center. With many people, clinicians don’t ask whether they have access to healthy foods or a...
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Financial toxicity may be common in gynecologic cancer patients
HONOLULU – A small survey suggests financial toxicity may be common among gynecologic cancer patients starting a new line of treatment.
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Hospital-onset sepsis twice as lethal as community-onset disease
SAN DIEGO –