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MDedge Daily News: A call to push pause on a Medicare payment program
And are fast food swamps to blame for more type 1 diabetes?
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Nitric oxide–generating dressing holds promise for diabetic foot ulcers
Experimental treatment boosts reduction of wound size, researchers say, but one critic wonders about closure rates.
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Noninvasive 1060-nm diode laser found effective for axillary hyperhidrosis
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Federal court puts chill on Maryland drug price-gouging law
Similar price-gouging legislation has been introduced in at least 13 states this year, though none of those measures became law.
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Will patients get on board with CMS’s new health data approach?
CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, wants clinicians who still believe they can deny patients’ access to their own health records to change their...
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MDedge Daily News: Doctors say no to pot for sleep apnea
And what’s the best antithrombotic therapy after TAVI?
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MDedge Daily News: Which diabetes drug boosts survival best?
And there’s new promise in early-stage lung cancer.
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MACE risk similar across arthritis subtypes
The older age of patients with rheumatoid arthritis explained most of their elevated risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.
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MDedge Daily News: Can a nasal spray reverse suicidality?
And pain relievers and inflammatory bowel disease? It’s complicated.
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Hyaluronic acid filler preferred for infraorbital hollowing
Off-label treatment linked to few adverse effects, and survey respondents reported high levels of satisfaction postprocedure.