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Kybella (deoxycholic acid) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat moderate-to-severe submental fat.

FDA Approves Kybella for Reducing Submental Fat

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Use for fat outside submental area not approved, not recommended
Physicians and patients should be aware of the persistently increased risk of cardiovascular diseases throughout life after Hodgkin's lymphoma

Higher CV Risks Seen for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivors

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Chemotherapy, radiation may damage the heart for decades to come
Motion-tracking magnetic resonance imaging scans of the heart can help identify people with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk for stroke

Motion-Tracking MRI May Help ID Stroke Risk in A-Fib

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Altered function in left atrium of heart may lead to stroke independently
A new class of cholesterol medication could sharply cut low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients who don't fare well on statins

PCSK9 Inhibitors Cut LDL Cholesterol, CVD Risk

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If approved, medications could be used by patients who don't respond to statins
Physician compensation has gone up for almost all specialties

Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties

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Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
A surveillance system for health care facilities can be used to identify and help reduce the number of preventable injuries among health care personnel

CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries

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Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
In an average-risk screening population

Capsule Colonoscopy Deemed ‘Adequate’ Alternative

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Identifies conventional adenomas 6 mm+ with 88 percent sensitivity, 82 percent specificity
During the first six years of follow-up

Lasting Mortality Risk Increase With Hyperglycemic Crises

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Among geriatric patients with new-onset diabetes, mortality risk up during six years of follow-up
Regular consumption of Lentinula edodes (shiitake) mushrooms is associated with improved human immunity

Shiitake Mushroom Intake Tied to Improved Human Immunity

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Increased ex vivo proliferation of γδ-T cells, natural killer T cells with mushroom consumption
The effect of intensive versus standard type 2 diabetes treatment varies according to the hemoglobin glycation index (observed hemoglobin A1c − predicted hemoglobin A1c)

Hemoglobin Glycation Index IDs Harms, Benefits of T2DM Tx

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Effect of intensive treatment varies for patients with low, moderate, high hemoglobin glycation index