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Troponin Assay Confusion May Cause Misdiagnosis of Acute MI
Overall, 5.4 percent of 20,000 patients had high-sensitivity troponin I concentration >40 ng/L
CDC: 2000 to 2017 Saw Increase in Mortality Due to Dementia
Age-adjusted death rate was 66.7 deaths per 100,000 U.S. population in 2017
AAOS: Underweight Status Increases Shoulder Arthroplasty Complications
Physicians, health care systems should pay more attention to this 'extremely at-risk population'
Knee Pain Not Tied to Activity Levels in Knee Osteoarthritis
Neither inverted KOOS-pain nor P4 pain scale tied to physical activity
Prenatal High-Dose Vitamin D Not Linked to Asthma at Age 6
No significant difference seen in asthma diagnoses for children in high-dose vitamin D, placebo groups
Having Affected Relatives Linked to Increased Alzheimer Risk
Increased Alzheimer disease risk seen with having affected first-, second-, or third-degree relatives
Complex Dosing, Polypharmacy Common With Interstitial Lung Disease
Patients receiving systemic corticosteroids are at high risk for drug-disease interactions
‘Brain Vital Signs’ Detect Concussion-Related Changes
Six brainwave metrics can detect even subclinical changes in nonconcussed hockey players
FDA Approves New Generic Valsartan to Ease Shortage
Certain lots of valsartan recalled due to contamination with trace amounts of nitrosamine
Mumps Causes Quarantine of Over 2,200 Immigrant Detainees
25-day quarantine affects facilities in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, and Aurora, Colorado
