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For acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and receiving clopidogrel

Ischemic Outcomes Don’t Vary With Gender in ACS Patients

No difference by gender for ACS patients undergoing PCI receiving clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently added three new online resources to assist physicians already participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and those exploring the opportunities available.

CMS Releases Resources to Help With Payment System

3 new resources help physicians participating in, considering Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Only one in five Americans support a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Poll: Many Americans Concerned About ACA Repeal

But, as has always been the case, support for the law depends on political affiliation
About half of U.S. doctors received payments from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in 2015

Half of U.S. Doctors Receive Payments From Industry

And, market share for brand-name drugs down at hospitals with sales restrictions
Older patients are at greater risk for hip fractures for two weeks after they start taking prescription sleeping pills

New Rx for Sleeping Pills Can Up Risk of Hip Fracture

New users of sleep aids have fracture rate 2.5 times greater than peers not taking these drugs
While the overall mortality rate among black Americans dropped 25 percent between 1999 and 2015

CDC: Mortality Rate for Black Americans Drops 25 Percent

But CDC report also found they're still more likely to die at an earlier age than whites
Nearly half of previously employed acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors are jobless one year after hospital discharge

Many Survivors Jobless After Respiratory Distress Syndrome

At 12-month follow-up, 44 percent of previously employed ARDS survivors were jobless
Thunderstorms can trigger asthma outbreaks

Thunderstorms Can Trigger Asthma Attacks

Weather forecasts may help public and emergency workers in preparation
About 35 percent of Americans experience symptoms of a transient ischemic attack

Too Few Americans Know the Warning Signs of Stroke

Many who experience symptoms consistent with a TIA fail to report it
Individuals with optimal cardiovascular health in middle age live an average of four years longer than their peers who have at least two risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Optimal Cardiovascular Health in Middle Age Adds Years to Life

Researchers find it linked to longer, disease-free life