Dr. MedLaw: Understanding The Houston Methodist Lawsuit Decision
On June 12, US District Court Judge Lynn Hughes dismissed a lawsuit against Houston Methodist...
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On June 12, US District Court Judge Lynn Hughes dismissed a lawsuit against Houston Methodist...
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For a meta-analysis, researchers compared the effect of different non-surgical diabetes prevention strategies on regression to normoglycemia among people with prediabetes. They systematically searched medical literature for...
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Previous studies have shown that diabetes self-management education and support services empower people with diabetes to follow preventive care practices that reduce disease complications. Investigators who aimed to describe...
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Researchers hypothesized that US adults with prediabetes and normal BMI develop diabetes through different pathophysiological mechanisms than those with high BMIs and that, therefore, methods of prevention may differ in the...
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Carbohydrate restriction (CR) confers greater benefit on health outcomes for adults with T2D if done more frequently throughout 1 year. For a study that examined the extent to which ongoing CR is needed to sustain health...
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Prior research indicates that adherence to a Mediterranean (Med) diet pattern, and decreased intake of red/processed meats, refined grains, starches, and added sugars, is associated with reduced cardiometabolic risk independent...
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“Most medication errors that occur at hospital admission originate in medication histories,” says...
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Nearly 10% of Americans report being allergic to penicillin, but fewer than 5% are confirmed with...
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The burden of chronic liver disease in the United States is substantial, affecting about 4.5...
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Last week, in a 7:2 decision, the Supreme Court issued its third holding on the Affordable Care...
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Optimizing the management of cardiovascular complications continues to be an important need in the...
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Unplanned acute care continues to be a major contributor to growing healthcare costs in the United...
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Data indicate that many children with asthma have poorly controlled disease due to poor adherence with inhaled corticosteroids. To determine if an intervention can overcome this barrier, investigators administered a simplified...
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While navigational bronchoscopy (NB) and convex-probe endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (CP-EBUS-TBNA) are commonly performed in a single setting to evaluate suspicious pulmonary lesions, evidence...
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Evidence shows that physical exercise can significantly improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); however its impact on cardiorespiratory fitness in this patient...
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Prior research suggest gender-specific differences in symptom levels and comorbidity prevalence among patients with COPD. Investigators conducted an analysis to determine whether the relationship between these characteristics is...
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Although data indicate that e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among adolescents and young adults (AYAs), frequent co-use with combustible cigarettes and cannabis products causes difficulty in disentangling...
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Prior research provides unclear results on the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with high cardiovascular risk. To determine the association of plasma levels of...
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United States guidelines suggest any aspirin dose between 81 mg and 325 mg daily for patients with coronary heart disease, while European guidelines that recommend 81 mg daily are mainly based on observational data and expert...
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With little known regarding psychological distress and residual risk of future cardiovascular events in young and middle-aged patients with a recent myocardial infarction (MI), researchers divided patients aged 18-61 with an MI...
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