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A novel online pulmonary rehabilitation program is non-inferior to conventional face-to-face pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

ATS: Online Pulmonary Rehab Non-Inferior for COPD

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Online supported PR was non-inferior to face-to-face model for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A normal meal tolerance test -- a simplified version of the mixed meal tolerance test -- is valuable as an insulin secretion test in patients with type 2 diabetes

Normal Meal Tolerance Test Is Practical, Reliable in T2DM

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But glucagon stimulation test should be used instead for patients in hyperglycemic state
Older adults treated at major teaching facilities are less likely to die in the weeks and months following their discharge than patients admitted to community hospitals

Mortality Rates Found Lower at Major Teaching Hospitals

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Researchers assessed 30-day survival for older patients
Patients with lung cancer have a strikingly higher-than-normal risk of suicide

ATS: Cancer-Related Suicide Risk Highest for Lung Cancer Patients

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Odds up four-fold compared to people in the general population
Limiting calorie intake may slow aging

Reducing Caloric Intake Appears to Slow Biological Aging

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Study found middle-aged adults who reduced their intake showed slower biological aging
Prescription databases can help combat drug abuse when doctors are required by law to check them before writing opioid prescriptions

Doctors Urged to Check Patient Drug History Before Opioid Rx

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Opioid abuse down when physicians are legally obligated to check patient's drug history
Regular chocolate consumption may lead to a lower risk of atrial fibrillation

Regular Chocolate Consumption May Lower Risk of A-Fib

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13-year study finds lower odds for atrial fibrillation in people eating moderate amounts
There may be a functional interaction between dietary carbohydrates

Functional Interaction Seen for Dietary Carbohydrates With AMD

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Consumption of high-glycemia diet resulted in many features of age-related macular degeneration
For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents

Risk Up for Triple Tx Versus DAPT in DES Implantation With A-Fib

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Findings for patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent PCI with drug-eluting stents
Polyneuropathy is associated with increased likelihood of receiving long-term opioids

Patients With Polyneuropathy More Often Receive Opioids

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No functional status markers improve with long-term opioid use, but adverse outcomes more common