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Teva Recalls Two Blood Pressure Medications
Tablets tainted with N-nitrosodiethylamine, a suspected human carcinogen
Persistent Back Pain Linked to Earlier Mortality in Older Women
Those with frequent persistent back pain have higher risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer mortality
Deep Learning Algorithm Detects Thoracic Pathologies on CXRs
CheXNeXt achieves radiologist-level performance for 11 pathologies on frontal-view chest radiographs
Certain SGLT2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 RAs for T2DM Also Cut CV Risk
Report provides guidance on reducing CV risk in patients with T2DM and atherosclerotic CV disease
Climate Change Ups Heat Deaths, Especially Among Elderly
More people vulnerable to heat exposure, potentially causing heat stress, heart and kidney disease
Healthy Lifestyle Tied to Less Atherosclerosis for Women
Women have less subclinical atherosclerosis during midlife with higher healthy lifestyle score
Lower Mortality Seen for Cardiac Care at Top-Ranked Hospitals
But readmission rates similar for top-ranked, nonranked hospitals for acute MI and CABG
Vitamin D Levels Linked to Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Individuals in top quartile of vitamin D levels have significantly higher CRF than those in lowest quartile
Recommended Therapies for Polycythemia Vera Underused
Phlebotomy and hydroxyurea tied to improved survival, lower risk for thrombosis in older patients
Four Principles Underlie Patient and Family Partnership in Care
Patients, families should be treated with dignity and respect, be actively engaged in care
