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MDedge Daily News: Why the barber’s chair can help hypertension
And how excessive daytime sleepiness could lead to dementia.
From the Journals
Minor differences with electric and manual aspiration of molar pregnancy
One technique may have a lower incidence of uterine synechia.
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Depression risks identified in women
Risk factors differ for major and minor depression among women of reproductive age.
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Gaps exist in receipt of clinically indicated genetic counseling after breast cancer diagnosis
Less than half of patients diagnosed with early breast cancer with an indication for genetic risk evaluation received formal genetic counseling....
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MDedge Daily News: Improving wearable cardioverter defibrillators
And alirocumab cuts deaths in post–acute coronary syndrome patients.
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CECCY: Carvedilol didn’t curb cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients
ORLANDO – “In short follow up, we can see cardiotoxicity appearing, and we know we have to treat it promptly to prevent cardiac events.”
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Toxicology reveals worse maternal and fetal outcomes with teen marijuana use
DALLAS – The associations were not seen when self-report alone was used.
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A health plan ‘down payment’ is one way states are retooling individual mandate
Some states are formulating laws that safeguard the central provisions of the ACA.
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MDedge Daily News: Time to raise the bar on diabetes blood sugar levels
FDA chief chastises payers over high drug prices.
Conference Coverage
Postmenopausal women: Walk farther and faster to reduce heart failure risk
To avoid heart failure, what matters? Exercise duration, frequency, pace, or all of the above?
Conference Coverage
No clear winner in Pfannenstiel vs. vertical incision for high BMI cesareans
DALLAS – Low enrollment proved a challenge, since women preferred to choose their incision type.