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Home BP Monitoring Associated with Better BP Control
Encouraging patients to take ownership of their blood pressure management, elimination of white-coat hypertension, and the ability to detect overtreatment by identification of episodes of hypotension at home could improve outcomes of hypertensive patients.
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Low-dose OTC Proton Pump Inhibitor for GERD Relief
When patients do not achieve satisfactory symptomatic relief from gastroesophageal reflux disease with low-dose treatment, there are other appropriate courses of action.
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A Link Between Obesity and Asthma Severity
Clinicians should be aware that individualization of treatment for obesity-related asthma may need to include attention to weight reduction to optimize outcomes.
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Device Could Prevent Recurrent Strokes for Select Patients
FDA approves new non-surgical technology designed to correct condition that can cause repeat events.
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Is Your Hospital Meeting the National Safety Goals?
Does your hospital have what it takes to comply with the National Patient Safety Goals? -
Drastic Surge in Drug Prices: ‘Unethical and Immoral’
A new business model is emerging in which pharmaceutical companies buy the rights to a drug, then raise the price dramatically. Often, the drugs are produced by one manufacturer, with few or no alternatives.
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New Report Examines Ethics of Gene Drive Research
A recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the ethics of gene drive research.
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Physicians Paid to Refer Patients: ‘Fundamental and Clear’ Ethical Violation
The nonprofit hospital system Broward Health in Florida recently agreed to pay $70 million to settle allegations that it engaged in “improper financial relationships” under laws prohibiting kickbacks for patient referrals.
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Provide High-Quality Ethics Education on a Limited Budget
Medical institutions didn’t always understand the importance of ethics to physician training, notes Timothy Lahey, MD, MMSc, chair of the clinical ethics committee at Lebanon, NH-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and associate professor at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.
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New Palliative Care Policy Aims to Reduce Barriers
A new palliative care policy statement from a leading heart and stroke organization aims to reduce barriers that prevent many patients from receiving palliative care.