Mortality Up With Impaired LV Global Longitudinal Strain in CKD
Worse prognosis for patients with severely impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain
Chest CT Is Increasingly Being Used in COPD Assessment
CT can provide information on comorbidities, including coronary artery disease, osteoporosis
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Alopecia Areata Severity
Significant negative correlation with SALT score, number of patches, and disease duration
Rivaroxaban OK for Stroke Prevention in Cancer Patients
Safety, efficacy in cancer patients similar to the general population
Doctors Should Also Advise Healthy People on Diet, Exercise
USPSTF urges doctors to talk to low-risk, in addition to high-risk, adults about lifestyle
No Evidence CPAP Reduces Risks of CV Events, Mortality
Findings do not support treatment with goal of prevention of these outcomes, researchers say
Medicaid Enrollees Are Satisfied With Their Health Care
Enrollees rate their overall health care at 7.9, on average, on a scale of 1 to 10
Education Can Boost Knowledge, Cut Anxiety in Glaucoma
Patient-centered glaucoma-related educational intervention beneficial for newly diagnosed patients
Addition of Aripiprazole Ups Major Depressive Disorder Remission
Small increased likelihood of remission at 12 weeks in patients with major depressive disorder
Meningitis After Vaccination in Eculizumab Recipients
Sixteen cases of meningococcal disease reported in eculizumab recipients during 2008 to 2016