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Declining lung function linked to heart failure, stroke
Cardiologists and pulmonologists should collaborate to better identify the relationship between lung function decline and early CV disease...
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Serum Nf-L shows promise as biomarker for BMT response in MS
An analysis of paired samples suggests a valuable role for serum Nf-L in predicting MS severity and treatment response.
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McCain’s complicated health care legacy: He hated the ACA. He also saved it
Sen. McCain’s health care efforts bolstered his reputation as a lawmaker willing to work across the aisle.
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Medicare donut hole: Fewer enrollees, more spending in 2016
The number of part D enrollees reaching the coverage gap dropped, but out-of-pocket costs went up.
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Mindfulness training for migraine just beginning to gather steam
SAN FRANCISCO – “The effects of mindfulness by and large rivaled those for medication alone,” says researcher Frank Andrasik, PhD.
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Tuition-free med school touches off multimillion-dollar debate
New York University’s School of Medicine is learning that no good deed goes unpunished.
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Breastfeeding lowered later stroke risk in WHI
The association of breastfeeding with reduced stroke was strongest in black women.
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High autonomic dysfunction distinguishes persistent posttraumatic headache
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Earnings gap seen among Maryland physicians
Male physicians worked 11% more hours, women earned 33% less money.
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New MS subtype shows absence of cerebral white matter demyelination
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Prescription opioid epidemic hits migraine patients hard
SAN FRANCISCO – “We’re seeing a lot of opioid use in these migraine patients,” says Jason S. Yu, PharmD.