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— Early interventions with hearing aids attenuated the risk

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Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

Oct 20, 2024
Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se

No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery

Oct 20, 2024
Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia

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Oct 19, 2024
Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care

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Oct 18, 2024
Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia

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Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care

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Air Pollution Risky After Lung Transplant

Living in polluted zip codes was linked to worse outcomes after transplant

Oct 17, 2024
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Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs?

Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay

Oct 16, 2024
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People With HIV Can Safely Receive Kidneys From Donors With HIV

U.S. study findings should help squash "remaining doubts" about safety, researcher says

Oct 16, 2024
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Serena Williams' Surgery; Moderna Sued Over COVID Vax; Brighter Nights and Mortality

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Oct 16, 2024
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CHEST Roundup: Diabetes in RA Patients Ups Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease

Plus: nalbuphine for IPF cough and AI for reducing lung allograft discards

Oct 14, 2024
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It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Donate an Organ

Financial support and incentives can help close the living donor gap

Oct 12, 2024
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Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote

Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease

Oct 11, 2024
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Highest Paid Medical Ƶ in 2024

Each of these specialties average over $500k per year

Oct 10, 2024
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Cardiac Surgery-Associated AKI Lower With Extracorporeal Blood Purification

Device yields 10% absolute reduction in acute kidney injury within a week of surgery

Oct 09, 2024
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Common Dupuytren's Therapy Falls Short in Trial

British study tested collagenase injections against fasciotomy for hand contractures

Oct 09, 2024
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FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome

Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease

Oct 09, 2024
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EBV Screening Tied to Lower Nasopharyngeal Cancer Mortality Risk

Substantial drops in cancer-specific mortality affirmed in Chinese trial

Oct 04, 2024
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Antitachycardia Pacing Helps With Upfront Delay in ICD Shocks

Reduction in total shock burden is not proven, however

Oct 03, 2024
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As #Mouthtape for Sleep Apnea Takes Off, Research Raises Concern for One Group

Airflow deteriorated in one subset of patients when their mouths were kept closed

Oct 03, 2024
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