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Mystery: Why Would Hand OA Be Less Severe in Black People?

Data contrast with previous findings for hip and knee osteoarthritis

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More Evidence for Prehab Before Cardiac Surgery

One center's initial experience suggests good perioperative results

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Blood Biomarkers May Distinguish Dementia Disorders

Plasma levels show diagnostic, prognostic performance in varying dementia types

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Mixing and Matching BP Meds? Consider the Implications for Dementia

SPRINT analysis favors certain classes of antihypertensives

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More Flavonoids, Better Parkinson's Outcome

Flavan-3-ols and anthocyanins consistently linked to lower mortality

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Medicare Patients Can't Get Their At-Home COVID Test Kits Covered -- Yet

But CMS says it's working to provide that coverage

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Muddled Picture for Antidepressant as Osteoarthritis Pain Reliever

Trial in primary care setting fails to confirm benefit seen in specialty clinics

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Alzheimer's Drugs Race to FDA

After aducanumab, drug companies pivot to use the accelerated approval pathway

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Wide Racial Gap for Diabetes Tech Use Among Medicare Patients

Insulin pump and CGM use significantly lower among black patients

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Post-Stroke Epilepsy Treatment May Influence Mortality

All-cause death lowest in people taking lamotrigine

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Can Viagra Prevent Alzheimer's?

Sildenafil shows potential for drug repurposing

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Dementia Tied to Resting Heart Rate

Findings persist even after accounting for cardiovascular disease

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Chemo-Free Regimen Highly Active in Older Mantle Cell Lymphoma Patients

Overall response rate of 96% with ibrutinib-rituximab, but cardiotoxicity a possible issue

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Another Trial, Another PRP Flop in Osteoarthritis

Fails to outperform saline in randomized trial

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Bisphosphonate Therapy and Fracture Prevention: How Long Does It Take?

Meta-analysis determined minimum treatment time needed to see gains

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Let Ethics Guide Aducanumab Prescribing, AAN Says

Don't rely on FDA approval alone to make best choices for Alzheimer's patients

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Microstent for Cataract Surgery Reduced Need for Glaucoma Meds

Device lowers eye pressure by promoting fluid flow through Schlemm's canal

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Need for Liver Transplants Rising Sharply in Seniors

Post-transplant mortality still higher versus younger patients, but improving over time

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Early Parkinson's Treatment: AAN Issues New Guidelines

Levodopa usually is best first therapy for motor symptoms, neurology group says

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One Aducanumab Patient, Six Brain Edema Episodes

"Uniquely complicated course" for patient treated with new Alzheimer's drug

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Guillain-Barre Risk Up Slightly After Shingrix

Findings support FDA warning for recombinant zoster vaccine

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No Love for PRP in Ankle Osteoarthritis Trial

Dutch researchers throw cold water on popular therapy

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Ho-Hum Oral Presentations on COPD Turn Into Fascinating Roundtable

Here's why online meetings can be great

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No Benefit to Intensifying Diabetes Meds at Hospital Discharge

Older adults discharged with intensified regimen had higher risk of severe hypoglycemia

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Ivermectin for COVID-19 Linked to Severe Toxicity in Small Study

Confusion, ataxia, seizures, hypotension -- and for some, ICU admission

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Exposure to Certain Phthalates Tied to All-Cause, CV-Related Death

Common chemicals in shampoo, cosmetics also linked with billions of dollars in lost productivity

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Forteo Injection May Soon Face Competition From a Pill

Same peptide formulated for oral administration passes phase II test

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Can the Death Rattle Be Silenced?

Randomized trial says yes, but results may be challenging to put into practice

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Supplements to Prevent Bone Breaks? VITAL Says Forget It

Landmark trial throws more cold water on vitamin D, omega-3 pills

HTN over an illustration of a blood pressure monitor and other objects related to hypertension.

Remote BP Monitoring Dips a Toe Into Post-Acute Care

Hypotension emerges as a risk in pilot study

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Could a Bisphosphonate Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?

Study finds association between alendronate use and future diabetes risk

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Preventing Gun Violence in Patients With Dementia

Gun safety advocate Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, offers advice

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Another Ivermectin Flop; 'Instant' Lung Cancer Decision Tool; Triple COPD Tx & Death

Highlights from the European Respiratory Society virtual meeting

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Targeting Bacteria in COPD Shows Promise

Great potential seen despite mixed results in two new trials

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Feeling Better in COPD: Simple Solution?

No fancy high-tech drug needed, studies suggest

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'Hot Enough for You?' It's No Joke for COPD Patients

Increased risk of exacerbations with hot weather, study finds

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Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital

Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit

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Lower BP Targets Again Affirmed in Major Trial

STEP trial from China shows major benefits in older population

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Mineral Oil Likely Accounts for Some -- But Not All -- of Vascepa's ASCVD Benefit

Danish study fans the flames of REDUCE-IT controversy

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Polypills Ready for Prime Time in Large Swaths of People, Researchers Say

Question now is how to implement fixed-dose combo therapy in clinical practice

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