European Countries Implementing Cost-Sharing
Some financial protections are in place for poorer populations
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure With Preserved EF Common
Patients are older, more often female, more likely to have comorbidities than patients with HFrEF
August Designated National Immunization Awareness Month
Resources available to up immunization include webinars and videos, training program for residents
Exercising One Hour/Day May Eliminate Sitting’s Toll on Health
However, mortality risk significantly up in those watching five hours of television a day or more
Nonvascular Thoracic MRI Improves Clinical Decision Making
MR imaging results in highly significant increase in diagnostic certainty for thoracic surgeons
Potential New Asthma Genes ID’d in Genome-Wide Study
Combining GWAS with subsequent lung eQTL analysis revealed disease-associated SNPs
Clinicians Should Consider Valley Fever in Some Flu Patients
Endemic in desert regions in southwest U.S. and some areas in Central and South America
Marijuana May Cause More Damage to Heart Than Tobacco
Exposure impaired endothelial function in rats for at least 90 minutes
Flu Vaccine Protective Against Hospitalization, Death in T2DM
Significantly lower rates of admission for stroke, heart failure, pneumonia/influenza, all-cause-death
FDA Strengthens Safety Warnings for Fluoroquinolones
Fluoroquinolones such as Cipro, Levaquin should be reserved for life-threatening infections
