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Patients transported in an ambulance specially equipped to diagnose and treat stroke on route to the hospital have a lower risk of stroke-related disability than patients who receive tissue plasminogen activator at the hospital

ASA: Pre-Hospital tPA May Reduce Stroke Disability

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Findings for patients given tPA in a mobile stroke unit
Male stroke patients are more than twice as likely as female patients to receive tissue plasminogen activator treatment within 30 minutes of hospital arrival

ASA: Male Stroke Patients Twice As Likely to Get Timely tPA

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Researchers not sure why the disparity exists
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Glucagon Receptor Antagonist Ups Blood Pressure in T2DM

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LY2409021 linked to drop in HbA1c, increases in SBP, DBP, mean arterial pressure
For patients with hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency

Lanadelumab Active in Angioedema With C1 Inhibitor Deficiency

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Reduced cleavage of high-molecular-weight kininogen and reduction in attacks of angioedema
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ASA: Not Enough Stroke Patients Being Treated With tPA

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Minorities, women, seniors on Medicare, rural residents less likely to be diagnosed in time for tPA
Nonelderly cancer survivors are more likely to report changes in prescription drug use for financial reasons than individuals without a cancer history

Cancer Survivors Likely to Change Rx Drug Use for Financial Reasons

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Among nonelderly individuals, recently, previously diagnosed survivors more likely to change rx meds
For patients with advanced urothelial cancer that has recurred or progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy

ASCO: Pembrolizumab Is Good Second-Line Tx in Urothelial CA

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Findings for patients with advanced urothelial CA that recurred or progressed after platinum-based chemo
Patients addicted to opioids treated in a hospital emergency department do better when they receive medication to reduce opioid cravings

Patients With Opioid Addiction Benefit From Tx Initiated in ER

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Giving drugs to reduce cravings appears to be effective option, researchers find
Eating a low-fat meal when taking an expensive prostate cancer drug can cut the cost of the medication by three-quarters

ASCO: Taking Abiraterone Acetate With Low-Fat Meal Can Cut Cost

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Research indicates high-fat meals raise levels of the drug more unpredictably
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to methotrexate

Baricitinib Associated With Significant Improvement in RA

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Findings versus placebo, adalimumab in patients non-responsive to methotrexate