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Only a small proportion of patients receive home health care after discharge for an acute myocardial infarction

Post-AMI Home Health Care May Lower Risk for Readmission

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Patients currently receiving home health care tend to be older, female, have underlying medical conditions
Uptake of guideline-directed preventive therapies is lower for patients with stroke and peripheral artery disease compared with those with coronary artery disease

Statin, Aspirin Uptake Low With Peripheral Artery Disease, Stroke

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Authors call for increased awareness of need for treatment with secondary preventive medications
Mepivacaine spinal anesthesia allows for earlier ambulation for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty compared with the more commonly used bupivacaine

Choice of Spinal Anesthesia Key to Early Ambulation After THA

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Patients who received mepivacaine rather than bupivacaine more likely to ambulate at 3.5 hours
For patients with advanced BRAFV600E/K melanoma

PFS Prolonged With Continuous Dabrafenib, Trametinib in Melanoma

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Median PFS longer with continuous versus intermittent treatment, but overall survival similar
Real-world data support the benefit of using the Medtronic MiniMed 670G insulin pump system for glycemic control in type 1 diabetes

ENDO: Real-World Data Analyzed for Use of Insulin Pump in T1DM

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Subgroup analysis shows time spent in target glucose range increased in auto mode versus manual mode
For patients with type 2 diabetes

ENDO: Glycemic Control Good for Regular Human Insulin With V-Go

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Mean change in HbA1c not significantly different with regular human insulin, rapid-acting insulin
Real-world data support the benefit of using the Medtronic MiniMed 670G insulin pump system for glycemic control in type 1 diabetes

ENDO: Real-World Data Analyzed for Use of Insulin Pump in T1DM

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Subgroup analysis shows time spent in target glucose range increased in auto mode versus manual mode
The presence of diabetes seems to diminish the weight loss effect of bariatric surgery among obese patients

ENDO: Diabetes Diminishes Weight Loss Effect of Bariatric Surgery

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Those without diabetes had increased odds of achieving 50 percent or more excess body-weight loss
Real-world data support the benefit of using the Medtronic MiniMed 670G insulin pump system for glycemic control in type 1 diabetes

ENDO: Real-World Data Analyzed for Use of Insulin Pump in T1DM

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Subgroup analysis shows time spent in target glucose range increased in auto mode versus manual mode
Synthetic levothyroxine is associated with an increased risk for death among older adults

ENDO: Thyroid Hormone Use May Up Mortality Risk in Older Adults

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Increased risk for death seen for visits on LT4 versus those with isolated elevated TSH who were untreated