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Surprising Reason for Collection Complaints
Registrars uncomfortable talking about benefits.
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Avoid Disastrous Results of Overly Aggressive Collecting
Patients will remember a negative experience.
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Anxiety at All-time High in Registration Areas
Registrars often bear the brunt of patients’ frustration.
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FDA Actions
In this section: The agency approves new treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis, greenlights generic treatment for hypercholesterolemia, give approval to a second biosimilar to infliximab, restricts the use of codeine and tramadol in children, and allows valbenazine to treat tardive dyskinesia.
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Testing the Effects of Statins on Muscles
How common are statin-related muscle symptoms?
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Association of Autism with Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy
Two new studies suggest that maternal use of antidepressants during pregnancy is not associated with autism.
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PCSK9 Drug Improves Heart Outcomes
Although evolocumab and alirocumab lowered low-density lipoprotein better than statins, evidence of cardiovascular benefit had been lacking — until now.
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Exercise-induced Rhabdomyolysis
Patients who decide to choose spinning (cycling) as their exercise method must be cautioned to build exercise intensity gradually.
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Efficacy of Mandibular Advancement Devices vs. CPAP
Authors a recent paper recommended that continuous positive airway pressure should remain the first-line treatment for most patients, perhaps because the studies employing mandibular advancement devices have been restricted to less severe obstructive sleep apnea cases.
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Cardiovascular Consequences of Weight Gain
Clinicians should be vigilant to offer patients with coronary disease advice about optimal weight management.