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November 12, 2019
21:14
Vaginal Birth and Breast-feeding Reduce Allergies, Asthma
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Records from the births of more than 158,000 children show the method of birth and newborn feeding practice can influence future health.
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21:00
Vaping-Related Injury: New Guidance on Diagnosis, Treatment
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Illness severity at presentation and resumption of vaping post-discharge were associated with relapse and persistent lung abnormalities, a study found.
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20:01
AstraZeneca Succeeds in Treating Lupus in Late-stage Study
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AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday its experimental treatment anifrolumab significantly reduced disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in its late-stage study TULIP-2 study.
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19:31
Comorbidities Can Make Long-QT Syndrome a Package Deal
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Some diabetes and various neurologic and psychiatric disorders may share a genetic etiology with long-QT syndrome, suggests a population-based study.
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18:00
Marijuana Use Linked to Stroke, Arrhythmia in Young People
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Use of marijuana is linked to a higher risk of stroke and hospitalization for cardiac arrhythmia in young people, two new studies suggest.
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17:51
Evidence Mounts for Bariatric Benefit in Obesity-Related Cancer
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New study suggests that a 'threshold' of weight loss must be reached after bariatric surgery to see a reduced risk of obesity-related cancer. Another indicates risk may be reduced by around 20%.
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17:11
Cigarettes vs Vaping the 'Wrong Comparison,' Researcher Says
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An inhalation toxicologist believes e-cigarettes should not be compared with traditional, combustible cigarettes because vaping products expose consumers to chemicals in a fundamentally different way.
Kaiser Health News
16:27
New Imaging Device Reduces Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy
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The near-infrared light imaging device identifies parathyroid glands well before visualization with the naked eye, enabling surgeons to better avoid damaging them, with the potential to reduce hypocalcemia.
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16:07
Air Pollution an Independent Risk Factor for Schizophrenia?
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Exposure to nitrogen dioxide during childhood raises the risk of schizophrenia, independent of genetic liability, results of a large, population-based study in Denmark show.
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16:02
GP Alerts Could Improve Hypothyroidism Management
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A simple system of alerts that leverages existing clinical tools could significantly improve hypothyroidism management in primary care, although 'alert fatigue' may be an issue, say UK researchers.
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12:23
Sit, Heal: Dog Teaches Military Med Students the Merits of Service Animals
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Although service dogs are commonly seen at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, a retriever mix is a clinical instructor in the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology.
Kaiser Health News
11:26
Day Case Radioiodine for Thyroid Cancer Safe and Feasible
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Lower dose radioiodine ablation in thyroid cancer patients means a significant proportion could be treated as day cases, freeing up hospital beds and offering cost savings, suggest UK study findings.
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2:24
Long Time Coming: ICD-11 Recognizes Stroke as Brain Disorder
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After many years of stroke being subsumed within other parts of ICD, it now is listed under neurology. Once classified as a circulatory problem, stroke is a brain disorder in the new ICD-11.
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0:40
Middle-Aged Muscle Mass Tied to Future CVD Risk in Men
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Increased muscle mass in middle age was tied to lower CVD risk over 10 years in men, according to findings that may have public health implications for prevention of CVD.
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November 11, 2019
23:53
Drugs That Worsen Heart Failure Common in Hospitalized HF
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Commonly prescribed medications that exacerbate heart failure are often continued after — or even started during — HF hospitalization, new research suggests.
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23:17
Bimodal Ondansetron Pill Eases Vomiting in Gastroenteritis
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A single long-acting tablet prevented vomiting for significantly longer than traditional medication in most recipients, a study found.
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22:50
Jitters Over New Two-Drug HIV Regimens
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The success of a new generation of two-drug regimens has provided an opportunity to lessen the toxic effects of lifelong HIV therapy. But the switch can be nerve-wracking for patients and clinicians.
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22:40
New Option for Difficult-to-Treat Uremic Pruritus
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A kappa opioid receptor agonist is safe and effective for the treatment of pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease, researchers report.
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22:35
Smoking May Raise Psychosis, Depression Risk
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Traditionally, it has been widely assumed that patients with mental illness start smoking to self-medicate. However, a novel study suggests the reverse — that smoking may actually raise the risk of mental illness.
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22:03
Fears of Legal Risk From Bystander CPR Are Overblown
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What's more likely to result in a lawsuit for a witness to a cardiac arrest – performing or not performing CPR? The risk is minimal either way, but it's much higher for one than the other.
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October 15, 2019
4:36
Second Primaries Different in Early- vs Late-Stage DLBCL
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Different biologies of early- vs late-stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma may drive a different pattern and timing of secondary primary malignancies.
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1:41
MMP-7 Accurately Diagnoses Biliary Atresia
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Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) shows "good accuracy" in diagnosing biliary atresia (BA) and "holds great promise" as a marker to differentiate BA from non-BA, a single-center validation study in Shanghai reveals.
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1:03
Sex-Specific Troponin: No Better Care of Women With ACS
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Despite identifying fivefold more women than men with myocardial injury, women did not have equal access to evaluations and treatments compared with men.
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0:38
Reynolds American Files for FDA Review of E-Cigarette
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British American Tobacco Plc unit Reynolds American Inc on Friday became the first major company to confirm it had filed for a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review of its e-cigarette product, ahead of market leader Juul Labs Inc.
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0:37
'Executive Physicals' at Top-Ranked Hospitals May Lack Recommended Screenings
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Executive physicals may lure corporate clients and wealthy individuals with the promise of personalized attention and comprehensive preventive care, but a new study suggests many of these pricey exams may skip recommended screenings.
Reuters Health Information
0:15
Caregivers Usually OK With Teens Answering Sensitive Health-Screening Questions
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Most caregivers are comfortable allowing adolescents to independently complete electronic screening tools that address sensitive topics like sex and substance abuse, new findings show.
Reuters Health Information
0:09
International Donors 'Stand With' LGBT+ Ugandans Over 'Kill the Gays' Bill
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0:06
Ohio Ban on Down Syndrome Abortion Blocked by U.S. Appeals Court
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A divided federal appeals court on Friday said Ohio cannot enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show that a fetus has Down syndrome.
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0:00
Trial Supports Therapeutic Hypothermia in Nonshockable Arrest
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More patients in arrest with nonshockable rhythms survived with favorable neurologic outcomes if they received moderate therapeutic hypothermia rather than targeted normothermia in a randomized trial.
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October 14, 2019
23:57
Depression, Anxiety May Cause Patients to Leave Cardiac Rehab
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Anxiety and depression are common among participants in cardiac rehab programs, and that poor mental health may cause them to drop out, a new study finds.
Reuters Health Information
23:57
U.S. Regulators Allow Genetically Modified Cotton as Human Food Source
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U.S. regulators on Friday gave the green light for genetically modified cotton to be used for human consumption, paving the way for a protein-packed new food source - edible cottonseed that tastes a bit like chickpeas - that its developers said could help tackle global malnutrition.
Reuters Health Information
22:48
Death Threats and Abuse: Doctors Brave the 'Abortion Desert'
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To safeguard their patients' reproductive rights, physicians risk personal safety to fly to places where abortion access is severely limited.
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22:08
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) Picks Up New VTE Indication in Acutely Ill
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The new indication provides an oral-only option for acutely ill medical patients, and is the eighth to date granted by the FDA to the direct oral anticoagulant.
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21:37
Doctor Who Advocated 'Unethical' Care of Vegetative Patient Is Placed on Leave
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Newark Beth Israel acted after our report that its transplant program kept a patient alive to improve its metrics, while barely consulting his family.
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20:52
Postoperative Adjustment of Intraocular Lenses Holds Promise
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When ophthalmologists calculate intraocular lens power for cataract surgery patients, they should consider the cornea, but postoperatively adjustable lenses could be the way of the future.
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19:53
Novel Treatment for Plaque Psoriasis Shows Long-term Benefit
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The reSURFACE 1 and 2 studies show 4-year benefits with the monoclonal antibody for patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
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19:25
Doc-Senator: Don't Rely on DC to Reduce Physician Burden
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If physicians want to make changes in healthcare, they need to get more involved to make it happen, says Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD.
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18:28
Sun-Wise Campaigns May Have Reduced Skin Cancer Rates
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A skin cancer protection program in Australia led to marked changes in sun-related behaviors that correspond to a reduction in the incidence of melanoma over the same period, suggest survey results.
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17:15
Do High-Dose Statins Increase the Risk for Osteoporosis?
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First study of its kind to show that although low doses of statins appear protective of bone health, high doses may increase risk for osteoporosis.
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13:50
Gender-Affirming Surgery May Lower Use of Mental Health Services
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Transgender individuals use fewer mental health services after they receive gender-affirming surgery, new research shows.
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October 13, 2019
6:28
U.S. Vaping-Related Deaths Rise to 26, Illnesses to 1,299
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U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 26 deaths and 1,299 confirmed and probable cases so far from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping.
Reuters Health Information
6:25
Men Who Conceive With Assisted Reproduction at Increased Prostate Cancer Risk
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Men who conceive children using assisted reproduction techniques (ART) like in vitro fertilization (IVF) are more likely to develop prostate cancer and may benefit from screening, a study suggests.
Reuters Health Information
October 12, 2019
0:12
Nurse Says Colleagues Kept Patients Quiet With Benadryl
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A whistleblower lawsuit alleges that when she reported this to supervisors she was immediately treated unfairly and eventually placed on 14-week, unpaid leave.
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October 11, 2019
23:20
CDC Updates Guidance on Vaping-Linked Illness, Coins Term EVALI
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Cases of vaping-associated lung injury top 1200, with 26 deaths, while the cause remains elusive. The CDC still advises to stop vaping.
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21:49
FDA Approves New Drug Option for Acute Migraine
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Reyvow (lasmiditan) tablets for acute migraine with or without aura in adults.
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19:03
Men Have Fun in Prostate Cancer Trial
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In a randomized trial, football, or soccer as it is known in the United States, benefitted men with prostate cancer in multiple ways.
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18:30
Socioeconomic Factors Delay Hearing Aids for Kids
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Getting a hearing aid may take longer for non-Hispanic children with public insurance, a study found.
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18:03
Activity Monitors Work Better With Health Professional Input
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Study found modest increases in physical activity in cardiometabolic patients, especially with pedometers and interface with healthcare facilitators.
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17:54
Seniors' Antidepressant Use Soars, Depression Rates Unchanged
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Antidepressant use by the elderly has more than doubled during the past 2 decades, despite relatively little change in the number of depressed seniors.
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17:33
Being Overweight Wipes 4 Years From Life, New Report Reveals
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"What we have done is not enough," says influential group as it launches a grim global report showing people are becoming heavier. Policies work, and will generate savings, but implementation is essential.
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17:18
Can Anticoagulants Prevent Alzheimer's?
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Treatment with an oral anticoagulant delays memory decline and the appearance of Alzheimer disease in a transgenic mouse model of the disease.
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14:55
Virtual Tumor Board Faster and Better Than Real Life
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A virtual molecular tumor board platform reduced case-review times from 14 days to 4 days. Researchers hope that the cloud-based platform could extend precision medicine to all cancer patients in the US.
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13:08
RN Pay Stagnant for 3rd Year; Annual LPN Pay Up $2K
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This year, the gender gap narrows for salaried RNs. Salaried nurses make significantly more than those paid by the hour.
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4:52
Amid Vaping Crisis, U.S. to Issue New Advice for Doctors Focused on Lung Infections
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U.S. health officials are preparing to release new guidance for doctors stressing the need to ask every patient with an apparent respiratory infection about their vaping history.
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0:48
Different Infection Risks for MS Treatments
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New study results suggest rituximab has a higher risk of serious infections than fingolimod or natalizumab, but a lower risk of herpetic infections.
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0:27
FDA Allows Marketing of First Rapid Ebola Test
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The FDA has allowed marketing of the first rapid diagnostic test (RDT) to identify Ebola virus antigens, or proteins, in certain body fluids from living and deceased individuals.
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October 10, 2019
23:53
FDA Approves Pfenex's Osteoporosis Therapy
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23:51
High-Fiber Diet Tied to Lower CV Risk in Diabetes, Hypertension
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A new study suggests a high-fiber diet improves cardiovascular risk profile, including cholesterol and blood pressure, in patients with hypertension and diabetes.
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23:36
New Criteria May Aid Earlier, More Accurate Diagnosis of aMCI
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Conventional criteria for amnestic mild cognitive impairment might underdiagnose women and overdiagnose men, with important implications for early identification of Alzheimer disease risk.
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23:05
Use of AI in Healthcare Picking Up Momentum, Report Shows
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A new survey shows that the majority of healthcare organizations have implemented AI strategies; administrative uses are more highly ranked than clinical applications so far.
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September 11, 2019
0:20
Anxiety in Pregnancy Linked to Hyperactivity in Offspring Teens
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High maternal anxiety during or after pregnancy may be a "window of opportunity" to prevent hyperactivity in their children, researchers say.
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September 10, 2019
22:58
Neuroprosthetic Leg Restores Feeling, Eases Phantom Pain
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A neural prosthetic leg that restores sensory feedback can also improve walking performance and reduce phantom limb pain in above-knee amputees, a new proof-of-concept study suggests.
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22:23
Remote Ischemic Conditioning Fails in MI: CONDI-2/ERIC-PPCI
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Still, despite definitive evidence of neutral effect on clinical outcomes in STEMI patients receiving contemporary PCI, experts caution against abandoning the cheap and easy to perform intervention.
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21:51
HIV Care Teams Shy Away From Uncomfortable Conversations
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No one with an undetectable viral load has transmitted HIV to a sexual partner, research shows, but not all care teams are at ease discussing the topic with their patients.
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20:29
Heparin Dosing Oddities at PCI: A 'Red Flag' Raises Questions
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Cath-lab clinicians have seen familiar heparin dosing fail to reach target ACT, sometimes with costs. It's all anecdotal, but they wonder if some heparin is 'diluted' and urge such cases be reported.
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20:19
Life's Simple 7: Not Simple at All?
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Despite the AHA program's aim to change people’s lifestyles, cardiovascular health got worse over time, not better, except for young non-Hispanic white females, a new study shows.
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19:27
Gavi Vaccine Alliance Wins 2019 Lasker Public Service Award
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The Vaccine Alliance is being honored for providing sustained access to childhood vaccines around the globe, saving millions of lives and highlighting the power of immunization to prevent disease.
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18:50
'Possibility of Cure' for Some Patients With CLL
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Ibrutinib is rapidly changing the treatment landscape in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and experts are now talking about the possibility of a cure for some patients.
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18:39
Lasker Awards Honor Advances in Immunology, Breast Cancer
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The awards honor scientists who made 'monumental' achievements in discovering B and T cells and the first targeted therapy for breast cancer.
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17:04
Diabetes Risk Plummets by 75% When Multiple Risk Factors Tackled
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Systemic review of more than 1 million people shows dramatic impact of overall healthy lifestyle in preventing type 2 diabetes and reducing complications among those with diabetes.
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16:34
Keyhole Rivals Open Surgery for Lung Cancer Resection
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A comparison of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) shows that this keyhole approach to lung cancer resection rivals open surgery, and is associated with less pain and shorter hospital stays.
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16:18
Microbiome May Identify New Types of Hypertension
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Hypertension accompanied by depression may be an entirely different disorder from hypertension that develops in those without depression, analysis of the gut microbiome suggests.
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14:43
Face-to-Face Teamwork Key to Job Satisfaction in Primary Care
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Face-to-face team communication in primary care clinics improves job satisfaction among clinicians and staff, whereas team communication via the electronic health record does not.
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13:31
Female-Dominated Pediatrics Still Has Wage Gap
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After adjusting for multiple factors, it was found that female pediatricians make $8000 a year less than their male colleagues. They also spend more time on household tasks and report less work/life balance.
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13:00
Nearly 1 in 6 Docs Say They Make Diagnostic Errors Every Day
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Nurses, NPs, and PAs made estimates similar to physicians' in a Medscape poll. Numbers vary by specialty.
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