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Commonly Prescribed Drugs and Death in Medicare Patients

Author:: Will Boggs Md

Publish date: October 27, 2015

NEW YORK - Most, but not all, guideline-recommended drugs and their combinations yield modest survival benefits in older adults with multiple chronic ...

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ORBIT Score Predicts Bleeding Risk in AF Patients

Author:: Will Boggs Md

Publish date: October 23, 2015

NEW YORK - The five-factor ORBIT bleeding score accurately predicts major bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are taking oral...

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CHADS2 Variant Calculates Stroke Risk in Heart Failure Patients

Author:: Will Boggs Md

Publish date: September 18, 2015

NEW YORK - A variant of the CHADS2 score that's used to estimate ischemic stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is also modestly accur...

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US Behind the World in Telemedicine

Author:: Will Boggs Md

Publish date: September 17, 2015

NEW YORK - The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued a baker's dozen of recommendations intended to guide the effective use of telemedicine ...