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A considerable proportion of older patients with atrial fibrillation are not prescribed antithrombotics

Antithrombotic Rx Could Be Optimized for Older A-Fib Patients

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Use of guideline-recommended stroke risk tools could assist medication review pharmacists
Metformin may reduce the risk of dying from some cancers for postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes

Metformin May Reduce Cancer Mortality Risk

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Older women with diabetes and cancer taking metformin saw an increase in survival
Use of chemoradiation followed by surgery among rectal cancer patients rose from 42.9 percent in 2004-2006

Only Half of Rectal CA Patients Receiving Standard of Care

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Uninsured and minority patients have lower odds of receiving standard therapies, researchers find
The 2016 Match was the largest ever recorded by the National Resident Matching Program

2016 Match Marks Record Highs for Registrants, Matching

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Total of 30,750 positions available; overall match rate 96.2%, with 96.3% of first-year positions filled
Simulation can help pediatric residents prepare for global health electives

Simulation Helps Residents Prepare for Global Rotations

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Simulation Use for Global Away Rotations helps pediatric residents address emotional, ethical issues
Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts all-cause mortality

No Racial Difference in Prognostic Value of Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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Cardiorespiratory fitness is strong predictor of all-cause mortality in white and black patients
Patients who regularly use proton pump inhibitors may be at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease

Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Chronic Kidney Disease

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Risk increased the longer people used the medications
Once-daily eslicarbazepine acetate (Aptiom) may control seizures just as well as twice-daily carbamazepine (Tegretol

AAN: Once-Daily Eslicarbazepine Helps Prevent Seizures

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Eslicarbazepine may make management easier, safer for patients with epilepsy, researchers say
Psoriasis patients may face a higher risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Odds Up for Patients With Psoriasis

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Those with severe psoriasis 67 percent more likely to develop an AAA
New research suggests that all women turning 40 should get a breast cancer risk assessment

About Half of Women May Benefit From Mammograms at 40

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Study puts new scrutiny on latest guidelines, which recommend screening can begin at age 45 or 50