Gender & AMI Recovery
Women appear to have worse health than men after experiencing an acute myocardial infarction...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Using the Web to Cope With Pain
Pain coping skills training using an internet-based program called PainCOACH appears to reduce...
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ICDs After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Investigators from the American Heart Association suggest that implantable...
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Predicting Risk in ACS Patients
Fasting triglyceride levels appear to help predict long- and short-term cardiovascular risk among...
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Sickle Cell Disease & Sleep
Patients with sickle cell disease who have shorter sleep duration, fragmented sleep, or...
Read MoreTop 10 Medical Technologies in 2015 – Video
The Medical Futurist discusses the top trends and technologies that are shaping medicine and healthcare in 2015. Among some of the top trends: Organs-on-Chips (The Wyss Solution): Scientists maybe now be able to create the...
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US News: 2015-2016 Best Hospitals
US News & World Report released its 2015 list of the nation’s best hospitals, assessing...
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The Impact of Smoking Among the Elderly
Researchers have found that smoking appears to be a strong independent risk factor of...
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Reducing Imaging Use in Pediatric Appendicitis
Use of ultrasound as the first imaging modality to diagnose pediatric appendicitis appears to have...
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Reducing Pediatric Radiation Exposure
Using decision support systems in pediatric patients appears to help physicians select imaging...
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BMI Predicts Colorectal Procedure Length
A retrospective analysis of more than 45,000 patients indicates that BMI appears to predict...
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Adding Ablation to Mitral Valve Surgery
Adding atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation to mitral valve surgery appears to significantly increase...
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Statins Cost-Effective in Older Adults
Statins appear to be cost-effective for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults...
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Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk
Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear...
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AUA 2015 for Surgeons
New research was presented at AUA 2015, the annual meeting of the American Urological Association,...
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Analyzing IDUs in the ED
When compared with patients who are not injection drug users (IDUs), those who are IDUs and are...
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Diagnosing Lung Consolidations With Ultrasound
Lung ultrasounds appear to be a reliable alternative to chest x-rays for the bedside diagnosis of...
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Psychiatric Care Inaccessible
Recent estimates show that fewer than 40% of Americans who suffer from mental illness—or about 11...
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Hyperlipidemia Increases CHD Risk
Duke researchers have found that cumulative exposure to hyperlipidemia in young adulthood appears...
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