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Sweetened Drinks Linked to Increased Risk of Mortality
Risk of CVD-related, CHD-related, all-cause mortality up for highest versus lowest quartile of intake
Open-Flame/High-Temperature Cooking Ups Hypertension Risk
High frequency of open-flame/high-temp cooking, preference for higher meat doneness tied to HTN
Cryoablation of Posterior Vagal Trunk Feasible in Obesity
Technical success rate 100 percent in 10 subjects; no procedure-related complications, adverse events
Interns Less Satisfied With Flexible Residency Programs
Those in flexible programs more likely to report dissatisfaction with multiple aspects of training
ENDO: Drug Shows Promise As Effective Male Birth Control
Dimethandrolone undecanoate lowers testosterone; well tolerated, mild effects of weight gain, lower HDL
ENDO: Low Sperm Count Tied to Worse Cardiometabolic Health
Low sperm counts linked to hypogonadism, higher BMI, hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome
MRI-Targeted Biopsy Noninferior for Prostate Cancer Detection
Clinically significant cancer detected in more men in MRI-targeted biopsy versus standard-biopsy group
ACC: Low-Dose Triple Combo Pill Effective for Rapid BP Control
Greater chance of achieving blood pressure target level with combo pill strategy versus usual care
ACC: Cocaine/Marijuana May Up Mortality in Younger MI Patients
Cocaine and/or marijuana use present in 10.7 percent of myocardial infarction patients age ≤50
ACC: Lasting Superiority for Centrifugal-Flow Pump in Heart Failure
Magnetically levitated centrifugal-flow pump beats mechanical bearing axial-flow pump at two years
