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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
Early reductions in Medicare spending were seen for the first full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts for 2012 Accountable Care Organization entrants

Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants

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First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
A machine-learning platform that uses the entire shape of cerebral blood flow velocity waveforms acquired via transcranial Doppler imaging is more accurate for diagnosing concussion

AAN: Using Entire Shape of CBFV Waveform IDs Concussion

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Machine-learning platform uses entire shape of cerebral blood flow velocity waveforms
Neratinib-paclitaxel is no better than trastuzumab-paclitaxel for progression-free survival in recurrent and/or metastatic ERBB2-positive breast cancer

Neratinib Not Superior to Trastuzumab in ERBB2-Breast CA

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Neratinib-paclitaxel doesn't improve progression-free survival versus trastuzumab-paclitaxel
For women treated for stage I endometrial cancer

Telephone Follow-Up Effective for Stage I Endometrial Cancer

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Nurse-based telephone follow-up noninferior to traditional hospital based follow-up
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
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
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
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
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