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New lipid guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society are recommending lower targets for LDL reduction than have been seen before for most risk categories.
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Unexplained bleeding in patients discharged on DAPT after acute coronary syndrome treated with PCI is associated with increased cancer risk, new research suggests.
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A new analysis of malpractice claims shows increase in EHR issues from 2010 to 2018, although the percentage of all claims still remains low.
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As lung injuries mount across the United States, officials suspect THC-containing e-cigarette products could possibly play a role.
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Hospitalized patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) are often inappropriately given antibiotics, which is unlikely to improve outcomes and may prolong hospital stay, new research suggests.
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Potentially lifesaving cancer therapy may be stopped because of QTc findings. But often that measurement is based on a century-old formula that is being questioned.
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Opportunities are missed to transplant kidneys into waiting dialysis patients as centers turn down multiple offers for willing candidates because organs proffered are perceived to be "less than perfect."
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This study assessed the analgesic efficacy of different techniques for the management of postoperative pain following video-assisted thoracic surgery for pneumothorax.
BMC Anesthesiology

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it was expanding its investigation into impurities in U.S. generic drugs beyond a class of medicines for high blood pressure known as angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs).
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Tumor seeding may occur during colonoscopy, although the risk is low, a proof-of-principle study reveals.
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TAVR carries a risk for postprocedure conduction disturbances. This first-time algorithm stratifies patients and recommends strategies for assessing and managing these arrhythmias.
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Pooled data from two large trials points to a net benefit associated with 21 days of clopidogrel–aspirin therapy after a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack.
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A score based on the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and easy-to-collect clinical and imaging features could enable early treatment decisions for many HIV-infected children with tuberculosis (TB), researchers say.
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These 'real world' tactics for molecular testing in patients with a new diagnosis of advanced NSCLC will help clinicians determine optimal first-line targeted therapy.
Translational Lung Cancer Research

Genomic profiling may help diagnose Hodgkin lymphoma in patients who exhibit signs of an associated CTCL but lack B-lineage markers.
JCO Precision Oncology

For indentifying sentinel lymph nodes in melanoma, nonradioactive multispectral optoacoustic tomographic (MSOT) imaging does as well as conventional lymphoscintigraphic imaging, according to researchers in Germany.
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Whether true "hypoglycemia" occurs in people without diabetes has been controversial for decades, but modern technology may shed light, according to a new study considered "a starting point."
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Atypical visual processing detected via electroencephalography may be a nonverbal neural marker of autism.
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With the condition considered "vastly undiagnosed," recommendations include simplified screening, optimal treatment options.
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