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Health spending: Boomers will spike costs, but growing uninsured will soften their impact
CMS actuaries paint a complicated picture of health spending – and even predict a rise in physician wages.
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Diagnostic metal rod, eyeball extramission, fungal foot fetish
And why nanotechnology urine doesn’t make you a superhero.
Conference Coverage
Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine: Polymyositis? It’s more likely something else
Thinking polymyositis? Look closely for IMNM, overlap with other rheumatologic conditions, antisynthetase syndrome, inclusion body myositis, and...
Conference Coverage
McAneny: Transparency needed for meaningful talk on drug pricing
WASHINGTON – Transparency in marketing needs to be achieved in a way that does not hinder development of life-saving therapies, says AMA President...
Conference Coverage
Noncardiac surgery has 7% covert stroke rate in elderly
HONOLULU – Covert strokes were linked with a doubled rate of cognitive decline in older patients after noncardiac surgery.
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Early intensive treatment of MS may benefit patients
Real-world population-based cohort study finds better outcomes at 5 years with first-line treatment with a high-efficacy therapy.
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Transgender health: Hormone therapy may raise risk of CV events
“It may be helpful to reduce risk factors by stopping smoking, exercising, eating a healthy diet, and losing weight, if needed before starting...
Conference Coverage
Culture change needed to improve gender inequalities in medicine
LONDON – A group of prominent female physicians and thought-leaders discuss cultural changes needed to address gender inequality in science and...
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ICYMI: Andexanet alfa reduces anti–factor Xa activity from apixaban, rivaroxaban
Reductions were similar for those receiving apixaban and rivaroxaban.
Conference Coverage
When to suspect a severe skin reaction to an AED
NEW ORLEANS – Although most eruptions are benign, certain symptoms raise concerns about rare and potentially fatal antiepileptic drug reactions....