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Residential Move After a Heart Attack Raises Risk for Death

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2023

Moving to a new home after a heart attack is associated with increased risk for death or transition to a long-term care facility as an end-of-life measure.
Jury Out on How Tea Drinking Influences CRC Risk

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2023
Support Tool Reduces Hypoglycemia Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2023

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Triple Therapy Boosts Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Survival

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2023
Edwards Lifesciences Cooperating With EU Antitrust Regulators

Reuters Health Information September 28, 2023
Information Underload: Device Tracking Seen Falling Short

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2023
Cardiac Troponin Predicts Mortality Post Surgery

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2023
Does Continuity of Care Affect Outcomes After Arthroplasty?

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2023
EU Regulator to Discuss Anesthesia Risk for Weight-Loss Drugs

Reuters Health Information September 27, 2023
Endoscopic Monitoring May Not Be Needed for Nonerosive GERD

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2023
From Sci-Fi to Reality: Robotic Surgery's 'Exciting' Time

WebMD Health News September 26, 2023

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Sep 29 2023 This Week in Cardiology

Commentary September 29, 2023

Reader feedback, leadless pacing, ABIM, SGLT2 inhibitors, peri-operative MI after cardiac surgery, and. AHA late-breakers are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
10 Questions Answered About New Liver Disease Term 'MASLD'

Commentary September 28, 2023
Do New Weight Loss Meds Mean the End of Bariatric Surgery?

Commentary September 28, 2023
De-escalating Cancer Tx Should Be Celebrated, Not Criticized

Commentary September 28, 2023

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Cutaneous Metastasis As a First Presentation of Lung Carcinoma

Journal of Medical Case Reports September 29, 2023
Older Patients With Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Journal of the Endocrine Society September 29, 2023
Mold Infections After Organ Transplant From Drowned Donors

Emerging Infectious Diseases September 28, 2023
Clinicomicrobiological Profile of Podiatric Infections

Wounds September 28, 2023
Perioperative Care of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

Anesthesia & Analgesia September 27, 2023
A Porcine Urinary Bladder Matrix for Neurosurgical Wounds

Wounds September 26, 2023

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Rapid Rx Quiz: Metastatic Breast Cancer

Interactive Quiz September 22, 2023

Are you aware of the latest developments in metastatic breast cancer research? Test your knowledge with a quick quiz.
Rapid Rx Quiz: Semaglutide: The Data So Far

Interactive Quiz September 13, 2023
A Woman With Worsening Abdominal Pain and Nausea Despite Antacid Use

Case Challenge September 8, 2023
A Farmer With Pruritus and a Strange Suntan

Case Challenge September 7, 2023

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AMA Funds BP Training for Medical, PA, and Nursing Schools

Medscape Medical News September 28, 2023

Med students and other healthcare workers, including physician assistants and nurses, don't receive enough BP training. The AMA wants to change that to help reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.
FDA Panel Rejects Experimental Stem Cell Therapy for ALS

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2023
Information Underload: Device Tracking Seen Falling Short

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2023
Artificial Intelligence in Your Office

MDedge September 27, 2023

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