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Regarding overall survival, thermal ablation non-inferior to radiation for primary treatment

Those who do see a cardiologist are more likely to fill anticoagulant Rx; have reduced risk for stroke

Hazard ratios moderately attenuated with adjustment for diabetes, hypertension, CVD

Evidence insufficient to support screening for abuse among all elderly or vulnerable adults

Plan expands health reimbursement arrangements so workers can buy individual health coverage

In asymptomatic patients, AUC was higher for AAC than for Framingham Risk Score at all time points

Fasting plasma glucose, BMI elevated 10 years before diagnosis of prediabetes, diabetes

Based on long-term follow-up, percent regain after max weight loss tied to most health outcomes

But just 40 percent of e-cigarette users reported a perceived chance of experiencing social, health risks

Significant improvements for patients with prior inadequate response, intolerance to TNFi

Recommendations developed in realms of infrastructure, education, payment, research

Individuals with shortest-duration events had adjusted hazard ratio of 1.31 for all-cause mortality

Replacing 5 minutes of non-walking time with 5 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous walking beneficial

Significant link between receiving positive results, reporting positive change in overdose risk behavior

Moms given info about infant pain management more likely to breastfeed, give sucrose, anesthestics

Children with severe obesity at 5 to 6 years and 11 to 12 years old have increased risk for SCFE

Strategy includes clinical probability assessment, D-dimer, lower-limb compression ultrasound, CTPA

Atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel prolongs progression-free survival in metastatic disease

ANESTHESIOLOGY 2018 The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held from Oct. 13 to 17 in San Francisco and attracted approximately 15,000 participants from around the world, including anesthesiologists and other health care professionals. The conference featured presentations focusing on the latest advances in the relief of pain and total care of […]