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PCSK9 Inhibitors Cut LDL Cholesterol, CVD Risk
If approved, medications could be used by patients who don't respond to statins
Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties
Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
Worse Working Memory in Women Versus Men Post Mild TBI
MRI study suggests working memory doesn't bounce back as quickly as it does in men
CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries
Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Capsule Colonoscopy Deemed ‘Adequate’ Alternative
Identifies conventional adenomas 6 mm+ with 88 percent sensitivity, 82 percent specificity
Lasting Mortality Risk Increase With Hyperglycemic Crises
Among geriatric patients with new-onset diabetes, mortality risk up during six years of follow-up
AAP Advises Doctors on How to Identify Child Abuse
New guidance offers suggestions on protecting children, too
Higher CV Risks Seen for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivors
Chemotherapy, radiation may damage the heart for decades to come
Shiitake Mushroom Intake Tied to Improved Human Immunity
Increased ex vivo proliferation of γδ-T cells, natural killer T cells with mushroom consumption
Hemoglobin Glycation Index IDs Harms, Benefits of T2DM Tx
Effect of intensive treatment varies for patients with low, moderate, high hemoglobin glycation index
