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A new indication has been approved for the MitraClip Clip Delivery System in patients with normal mitral valves who develop heart failure symptoms and secondary or functional mitral regurgitation despite treatment with optimal medical therapy

MitraClip Device Approved for Patients With Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

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Data show 47 percent reduction in risk for rehospitalization for HF symptoms with device implantation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to allow use of the antibiotic streptomycin to treat citrus disease should be withdrawn because it poses a risk to human health and the environment

EPA Proposal Will Allow Antibiotic Spraying of Citrus Crops

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Consumer Reports warns of '26-fold increase in the use of streptomycin in plant agriculture'
The number of children younger than age 6 years treated at U.S. emergency departments for medicine poisonings has declined in recent years

Young Child Goes to ED for Medicine Poisoning Every 10 Minutes

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Safe medicine storage in the home needs to begin well before infants are on the move
From 2014 to 2017

Physician Burnout Rate Increased From 2014 to 2017

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Early-career physicians most susceptible to burnout; late-career physicians less vulnerable
Overweight and obesity in adolescence is associated with an increased risk for developing renal cell carcinoma later in life

Extra Weight in Adolescence Tied to Later Risk for Renal Cancer

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Among Swedish men, overweight or obesity during adolescence tied to higher risk for renal cell carcinoma
Expert guidance has been provided on the early detection of colorectal cancer and on treatment and posttreatment follow-up; the two guidelines were recently published online in the Journal of Global Oncology.

ASCO: Guidelines Released for Early Detection, Treatment of CRC

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Stratified guidelines emphasize optimal detection methods and treatments of colorectal cancer
Testosterone therapy can prevent progression to type 2 diabetes in men with prediabetes and hypogonadism

Testosterone Therapy in Hypogonadism Can Prevent Progression to T2DM

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Men with prediabetes, hypogonadism achieved normal glucose regulation with TTh
Recommendations have been developed for use of polymyxins

Guidelines Developed for Polymyxin Antibiotic Use

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Polymyxin B recommended for routine use in invasive infections; colistin preferred for lower UTI
The robotic stereoelectroencephalography procedure to determine whether patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy are candidates for brain surgery is safer and more efficient and more often leads to favorable epilepsy outcomes than the traditional subdural electrode implantation method among those undergoing resection or ablation

Less Invasive Method Safely IDs Epilepsy Surgical Candidates

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Stereoelectroencephalography has better outcomes than subdural electrode implants in some cases
An archetypal approach can identify the diagnostic and prognostic features associated with transplant glomerulopathy

Risk Profiles ID’d for Patients With Transplant Glomerulopathy

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Five groups of patients with distinct features and outcomes identified using machine learning approach