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What Caused Patient's Heart Palpitations and Periodic Weakness?
MedPage Today· 5 days agoA physical examination revealed an irregular cardiac rhythm and a blood pressure of 92/58 mm Hg. The...
Study indicates nonphysician-implemented multifaceted intervention beneficial for hypertension
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoFor older and younger adults with hypertension, a nonphysician-implemented, multifaceted, intensive...
As they enter their 60s, Gen Xers projected to see higher cancer rates than Boomers
NPR· 4 days agoIf current cancer trends continue, the paper published this month in JAMA Network Open concludes, “cancer incidence in the U.S. could remain unacceptably high for decades ...
Study finds gaps in care following nonfatal overdoses among Medicare beneficiaries
Medical Xpress· 7 days agoResults were published in JAMA Internal Medicine, identifying both effective interventions and...
New study suggests ditching BMI for 'roundness'-based system
Fox News· 1 day agoIt promotes the use of the body roundness index (BRI), which was created in 2013. BMI, which has...
Meal replacement plus financial incentives found to be beneficial for teens with obesity
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoFor adolescents with severe obesity, meal replacement therapy (MRT) plus financial incentives (FIs)...
Intermittent fasting over two days can help people with Type 2 diabetes
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIntermittent fasting can help people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight, lower blood pressure and...
South African Parties Complete Formation of Coalition Government
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 24 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Ten South African political parties agreed to form a ruling alliance, completing the...
CMS hospital star ratings offer limited measure of surgical quality
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoAlthough the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) star ratings are associated with adverse...
Chemotherapy before surgery benefits some patients with pancreatic cancer, study finds
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoThe study, published June 20 in JAMA Oncology, included patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which accounts for 90% of pancreatic cancers. An aggressive ...