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ACAAI: Hospital Stay, Caregiver Knowledge of Asthma Linked
Children of caregivers with poor asthma knowledge more likely to have prolonged hospital stay
Burden of Liver Cancer Rising in Medicare Patients
Coexistence of other liver conditions tied to even higher risk for death, health care costs
Option Found for Retreatment of Chronic Hep C Infection
Glecaprevir + pibrentasvir effective for those who previously failed direct-acting antiviral treatment
AHA: Lasting Benefit for CABG in Diabetes, Multivessel Disease
Lower all-cause mortality in CABG group versus PCI-DES group after median follow-up of 7.5 years
Low-Carbohydrate Diets Linked to Increase in Calories Burned
Total energy expenditure is greater for those on a low- or moderate-carb diet during weight-loss maintenance
Insurance Coverage for Adult Obesity Care Increasing
Findings among Medicaid, state employee health insurance programs in 2009 to 2017
AHA: Guidelines Stress Healthy Lifestyle for Lowering Cholesterol
LDL-C should be reduced with high-intensity or maximally tolerated statin therapy
AHA: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Updated
Guidelines provide information on types, amounts of exercise for different population groups
AHA: Cardiogenic Shock Ups Mortality in Takotsubo Syndrome
Patients with cardiogenic shock have increased mortality in hospital, at 60 days and five years
AHA: Icosapent Ethyl Cuts CV Risk From Elevated Triglycerides
Ischemic events reduced among patients with elevated triglycerides despite taking statins
