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For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Angina Pectoris Linked to Worse HRQoL in Heart Failure

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Depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life were worse for patients with angina pectoris
Patients and health care providers have markedly divergent perceptions of barriers to diabetic retinopathy screening

Barriers for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Vary

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Patients, health care providers differ in perceptions of most important barriers
About one of every six patients hospitalized for a first episode of syncope has a pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary Embolism May Be Cause of Syncope in Some Elderly

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Identified in nearly one of every six patients
More than 90 percent of men in Sweden who have very low-risk prostate cancer choose close monitoring rather than immediate treatment -- and more American men should use that option

Surveillance Rates on Rise in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

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In Sweden, 90 percent with very low-risk disease choose this option instead of immediate treatment
Financial toxicity is a clinically relevant outcome for patients receiving treatment for advanced cancer

Financial Toxicity Is a Relevant Cancer Outcome Measure

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Health-related quality of life correlated with financial toxicity in cancer patients
A new type of plaster cast might help older adults avoid surgery for unstable ankle fractures

New Method May Provide Better Rx for Seniors’ Ankle Fractures

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'Close contact casting' might help many avoid surgery
Herbal and dietary supplement-induced liver injury accounts for 20 percent of cases of hepatotoxicity in the United States

Herbal, Dietary Supplements Cause One-Fifth of Hepatotoxicity

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Major implicated agents include anabolic steroids, green tea, multi-ingredient nutritional supplements
One in five emergency physicians polled said they've had psychiatric patients who needed hospitalization who had to wait two to five days before being assigned an inpatient bed. The findings from the survey were presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians

ER Visits, Wait Times Up for U.S. Psychiatric Patients

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One in five emergency doctors report waiting at least two days for a bed for a psychiatric patient
Obstructive sleep apnea may increase risk of developing postoperative atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism

CHEST: Odds of Certain Post-Op Issues Up With Sleep Apnea

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Tied to higher risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism
Statins can interact with other drugs prescribed for cardiovascular disease

AHA Urges Awareness of Statin Interaction With Other CV Meds

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Lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin should not be used with gemfibrozil