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Medicare may best Medicare Advantage at reducing readmissions
Editorialists provide reasons to exercise caution when interpreting the results.
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Imaging predicts early postural instability in Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA – Using imaging and clinical data, researchers developed a seven-item scale to identify patients with...
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Revised CMS TAVR rules expected to widen access
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Penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae most common cause of bacteremic CAP
Narrow-spectrum aminopenicillins should be used specifically to treat children hospitalized from suspected bacterial CAP.
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Imaging remission decried as ticket to RA overtreatment
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Anticholinergic drugs linked to dementia in older populations
“Associations were stronger in [dementia] cases diagnosed before the age of 80 years,” the researchers noted.
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Many doubt Medicare-for-all would bring universal coverage
Republicans expressed pessimism when queried about inclusion.
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EULAR revises its RA management recommendations
MADRID – Despite some changes, methotrexate remains the first-line drug, and imaging treatment targets remain sidelined.
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Medical cannabis laws appear no longer tied to drop in opioid overdose mortality
"Cannabinoids have demonstrated therapeutic benefits, but reducing population-level opioid overdose mortality does not appear to be among them,"...
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Aggressive lowering of LDL cholesterol: Is it a good idea?
SAN FRANCISCO –