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There is an increased stroke risk in late life among patients with late-onset migraine with aura

Late-Onset Migraine With Aura Linked to Increased Stroke Risk

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But onset before age 50 and migraine without aura not associated with higher risk for stroke
The multigene expression test Oncotype DX is not cost-effective for women with breast cancer who are at low risk for recurrence

Oncotype DX Not Cost-Effective for Low-Risk Breast Cancer

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Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio varies across clinical risk groups, sensitive to patient age
The Tandem Diabetes Care t:Slim X2 insulin pump

FDA Approves First Customizable Insulin Pump

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Product works by delivering insulin under the skin at set or variable rates
More than half of hospitalized patients who die or are terminally discharged have sepsis

Sepsis Common in Terminal Hospitalizations, Discharges

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Most common underlying causes of death in sepsis are solid and hematologic cancers, chronic heart disease
Fewer older men than women undergo evaluation for or management of osteoporosis

Fewer Older Men Assessed, Treated for Osteoporosis

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Fewer older men than women, even with higher risk, undergo DXA screening, 25(OH)D measurement
Use of nurse navigators can improve care coordination and outcomes following hospitalization for an acute myocardial infarction

Nurse Navigators Aid Outcomes After Heart Attack Discharge

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Observed benefits include reducing acute myocardial infarction readmission, mortality
Growth in hospital prices and payments outpaced growth in physician prices and payments from 2007 through 2014

Hospital Prices Growing Faster Than Physician Prices

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Efforts to reduce health care spending should focus on hospital prices
Artificial intelligence software can predict prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer above established prognostic methods

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Survival in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

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Radiomic Prognostic Vector IDs patients with median overall survival of less than two years
A substantial proportion of heterosexual syphilis transmission seems to be occurring among those who use drugs

CDC: Heterosexual Syphilis Transmission Up for Drug Users

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Substantial proportion of heterosexual syphilis transmission seen in drug users, especially meth users
In more than half of patients

Over Half of Hip Replacements Expected to Last 25 Years

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Second review shows 82.3 and 69.8 percent 25-year survival for total, unicondylar knee replacement