Self-Expanding Stent System Approved
The FDA has approved a self-expanding peripheral stent system (EverFlex, ev3) for use in...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Adding Surgery to Medication Benefits Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
When compared with antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy alone, using respective surgery plus AED...
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A Novel Approach to Reporting Surgery Outcomes
An evaluation of reliability adjustment—a novel technique designed to quantify and remove...
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Trends in Anesthesia Use During Gastroenterology Procedures
In the United States, use of anesthesia during gastrointestinal endoscopies and colonoscopies...
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Comparing Appendectomy Methods
Researchers in Tennessee have found that early appendectomy for children with perforated...
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New Guidelines on Osteoporosis in Men
This week, the Endocrine Society issued guidelines on managing osteoporosis in men. Published in...
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Opioid Prescription Low Among Elderly Patients With Cancer
The proportion of patients older than age 65 with cancer who have an opioid prescription appears...
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New Guidelines for Assessing Adiposity
The rate of obesity in the United States has reached the epidemic level despite efforts by...
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Keys to Transradial Access for Percutaneous Revascularization
Although the adoption of radial coronary angiography and radial PCI in the United States lags...
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High Variation in Colon Cancer Treatment
According to MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers, colon cancer treatment appears to vary...
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A Cost-Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
An antimicrobial stewardship program implemented at the University of Maryland Medical Center that...
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Glucose Intensification in Diabetes & AMI
An investigation of patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction...
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Heart Rhythm 2012
Examining Criteria for ICD Primary Prevention Therapy The Particulars: Studies have suggested that...
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Introducing Geriatric Care by Design
The American Medical Association has released a new publication, Geriatric Care by Design. The...
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Text Reminders Deemed Helpful in Battling HIV
A meta-analysis of two trials indicates that weekly medication reminders sent via mobile phone...
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A New Alzheimer Disease Biomarker?
Visinin-like protein-1 (VILIP-1) and VILIP-1/ Aβ42—potential cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of...
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Diabetes Duration Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
American research suggests that diabetes duration appears to be independently associated with...
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Calculating Risk for CVD
In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...
Read MoreThe Effect of Racial Bias From Clinicians
A team of American researchers has found that markers of poor visit communication and poor ratings of care appear to be associated with clinician implicit attitudes about race as well as race and compliance stereotyping. General...
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Improving Parkinson’s Disease & Tremor With DBS
Medications are effective in about 70% of patients with essential tremor and work well for most...
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