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In a case report published in the October issue of Clinical Diabetes

Case of Lactic Acidosis With Metformin, Normal Renal Function

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Patient presented to ER with coughing and shortness of breath, normal renal function
Women are more often treated with low-dose dabigatran

Women More Often Treated With Low-Dose Dabigatran

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Despite trend toward lower stroke risk with high dose
Discontinuing statins before non-cardiac surgery is unnecessary and may increase the risk of death following the operation

ASA: Patients Undergoing Surgery Should Stay on Statins

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Discontinuing med may boost mortality risk during recovery from non-cardiac operations
Imlygic (talimogene laherparepvec) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat melanoma lesions of the skin and lymph nodes.

FDA Approves Imlygic for Melanoma

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Injectable drug designed to rupture and kill cancer cells
Patients with long-QT syndrome treated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications have an increased risk for cardiac events

ADHD Meds Up Cardiac Event Risk in Long-QT Syndrome

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Male patients in particular have an increased risk of cardiac events
For patients with mild-to-moderate asthma

House Dust Mite Allergen Immunotherapy Deemed Safe

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Findings among adults with mild-to-moderate asthma; no treatment-related serious adverse events
For patients with active rheumatoid arthritis and vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D Supplementation Beneficial in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Improvement in disease activity for patients with vitamin D deficiency at baseline
Direct-acting antiviral therapies are associated with high sustained virologic response rates in hepatitis C virus-associated mixed cryoglobulinemia syndrome

Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapies Beneficial in HCV-MCS

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High sustained virologic response at 12 weeks in hep C virus-linked mixed cryoglobulinemia syndrome
New research suggests that doctors don't warn younger women when they're at risk for cardiovascular disease as often as they warn men. And once younger women suffer an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Gender Gap Appears to Continue in Cardiovascular Care

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Younger women less likely than men to be warned of risk, get same treatments or survive after MI
For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation

Sartans Improve Survival, Time to Recurrence in Liver Cancer

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Sartans up outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation