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Patterns of cortical β-amyloid and tau are not different for patients with Parkinson's disease who are cognitively normal or with mild cognitive impairment and for healthy adults

Cognitive Status Doesn’t Impact Cortical Aβ, Tau in Parkinson’s

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Cortical Aβ, tau does not differ in Parkinson's patients who are cognitively normal, with MCI
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against use of hormone therapy for preventing chronic conditions in postmenopausal women. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the Dec. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Recommends Against Hormone Tx Post Menopause

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Benefits do not outweigh harms of using hormone therapy for prevention of chronic conditions
Individuals with prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass have blunted β-cell sensitivity to changes in glycemia

β-Cell Sensitivity to Glucose Impaired After Gastric Bypass

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Individuals with prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass have reduced β-cell glucose sensitivity
Few patients have conversations with providers about the cost of glaucoma medications

Few Patients, Providers Discuss Costs of Glaucoma Medications

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Authors say these discussions are important, as cost is a barrier to treatment adherence
Health care spending growth slowed in 2016 following faster growth in 2014 and 2015

Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016

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Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016
For men with severe hemophilia A

ASH: High-Dose Gene Transfer Beneficial in Severe Hemophilia A

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Factor VIII gene transfer tied to sustained normalization of factor VIII activity levels
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is not associated with increased risk of incident reflux esophagitis after adjustment for variables

NAFLD Not Independently Tied to Risk of Reflux Esophagitis

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After adjustment for BMI and other metabolic factors the association disappeared
In-hospital mortality among patients with atrial fibrillation is higher in rural hospitals than in urban hospitals

In-Hospital Deaths in A-Fib Patients Higher in Rural Areas

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Risk of death is 17 percent higher in rural versus urban hospitals
For patients with Parkinson's disease

High-Intensity Treadmill Exercise Feasible in Parkinson’s Disease

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Mean change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor score lower for high-intensity exercise
Admelog (insulin lispro)

FDA Approves Admelog for Diabetes

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First drug approved as a follow-up product based on an abbreviated new process