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OBESITY WEEK 2018Bariatric Surgery Reduces Later Heart Failure Deaths Hospitalized heart failure patients with prior bariatric surgery had lower mortality than those without prior surgery, even after matching for BMI.
AHA 2018Empagliflozin May Reduce LV Mass in Patients With CVD, Diabetes EMPA-HEART Cardiolink-6 trial results suggest that the SGLT2 inhibitor is linked to reduced left ventricular mass, a surrogate for reduced heart failure, in patients with CVD and type 2 diabetes.
Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2018
Is Sitting 'the New Smoking'? Absolutely Not Equating the health risks of sitting with those of smoking misleads the public and trivializes the ongoing high risk of premature mortality associated with smoking.
Lawsuit if You Don't Disclose Your Lack of Expertise?It's hard to become expert on a procedure if you don't keep getting experience, but must you tell your patient how many (or few) of the procedures you have done?
New Drug Option Fails for Rare Polio-Like Virus in KidsDespite initial hope, fluoxetine failed to improve outcomes in children with acute flaccid myelitis and in some cases was linked to a worsening of the disorder, which can cause permanent paralysis in children.
