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Crystal Phend

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Crystal Phend is a contributing editor with 番茄社区, where she's been covering medical news of all stripes since 2006.

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Illustration of different phases of rehab, such as yoga, healthy eating, etc. over a heart in failure

For Your Patients: What to Expect From Cardiac Rehabilitation

Support goes beyond medically supervised exercise

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Gene Therapy Promising for Rare Jaundice Syndrome

Early-phase data suggest a dose that can keep bilirubin in check without hours of phototherapy

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Routinely Removed Organ Linked to Increased Mortality, Cancer Risk

Cardiothoracic surgery often cuts out this little organ as irrelevant. Big mistake, study says

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Narcolepsy Symptoms Normalize With Novel Agent

Neuropeptide drug stumbles on safety in phase II but stirs hope with "truly remarkable effect"

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PPI Still Common With Self-Expanding TAVR

But rates are now "Sapien-like," editorialist says

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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Evaluation

A brief overview of congestion, hemodynamics, diagnostic scoring, and mimics

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For Your Patients: Self-Care for Heart Failure

A brief overview of strategies that can maximize wellness

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ARNI Again Shows Modest Benefits in HF With Mid-Range EF

Randomized trial suggests benefit is largely in those with 40-60% ejection fraction

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Hemodiafiltration Reduced Dialysis Mortality in Kidney Failure

Randomized trial strengthens the argument for adopting this type of dialysis beyond the ICU

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Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Evaluation

From history taking, the physical exam, and diagnostics to remote monitoring and wearables

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