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Monthly Archives: August 2016

For patients with familial hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

PCSK9 Inhibitor Use Not Found to Be Cost-Effective

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In patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Physicians frequently under-recognize angina in their patients with coronary artery disease

Physician Under-Recognition of Angina Often Occurs

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Predictors of physician under-recognition include heart failure and less-frequent angina
Antenatal administration of corticosteroids is not associated with a reduction in the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm twins

Antenatal Steroids Don’t Cut Morbidity in Preterm Twins

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No reduction in incidence of respiratory distress syndrome or composite neonatal morbidity
OnabotulinumtoxinA treatment is safe and effective for long-term treatment of overactive bladder syndrome

OnabotulinumtoxinA Effect Lasts in Overactive Bladder

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Consistent mean reductions in urinary incontinence; durable improvements in quality of life
Physician-perceived frailty and low life expectancy are the main reasons for warfarin discontinuation in elderly patients

Physician-Perceived Frailty Tied to Warfarin Discontinuation

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Discontinuation associated with increased risk of death and adverse events in very elderly
The use of feeding tubes for nursing home patients with advanced dementia is declining

Feeding Tube Use Down in Patients With Advanced Dementia

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Over past 15 years, practice dropped by half in nursing homes
A new proposal would mean where Americans live will no longer affect how long they have to wait for a liver transplant.

Proposed Change Could Improve Liver Transplant Access

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New distribution system would enable wider sharing of donated livers
Female doctors in the United States make much less than their male colleagues

U.S. Female Doctors Reimbursed Significantly Less Than Males

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Medicare reimbursement review finds male specialists earning more
Compared with current recommendations from professional societies

Expanded Carrier Screening May Up Detection of Genetic Disorders

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Expanded screening modeled more hypothetical fetuses at risk for severe or profound conditions
A large randomized trial is being developed to compare the effectiveness of hydrochlorothiazide with chlorthalidone in Veterans Affairs patients

Large Trial Proposed to Compare HCTZ, Chlorthalidone

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Researchers plan randomized study to compare hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone