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More Than a Prince, Harry Is a Powerful Ally in the AIDS Fight
Don’t give up the fight. That’s the word from Prince Harry, who spoke Thursday at the 21st International AIDS Conference. -
Pokemon NO: Some Hospitals Ban the Game, Others Welcome it as Therapy
Hospitals across the country are concerned that patients may catch more than just a Bulbasaur.
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A B C’s of Treating Chronic Illness
How to build better quality care programs for chronically ill patients. -
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Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir Tablets (Epclusa)
Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir tablets are indicated for the treatment of adult patients with chronic HCV genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 infections.
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Reduced Cardiac Index Is Not Correlated with Renal Function in Heart Failure Patients
In a retrospective analysis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure who received a pulmonary artery catheter, there was no significant correlation between cardiac index and markers of renal function, contradicting the importance of cardiac output in renal dysfunction among patients with heart failure.
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Should Lipid Measurements Be Obtained in the Fasting or Nonfasting State?
When attempting to determine whether fasting or nonfasting lipid measurements are most appropriate in an individual patient, it is important to first think carefully about the clinical scenario and consider what question the results answer.
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Can a Brain Condition Affect the Heart?
A large, prospective cohort study in women with more than two decades of follow-up indicated a consistent link between migraine and cardiovascular disease events, including cardiovascular mortality.
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Radiologist’s Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Results in Jury Verdict of $6.9 Million
In 2008, a 39-year-old woman underwent a mammogram. The doctor who reviewed the results reported that the calcifications, or calcium deposits, found in the woman’s right breast were benign. Although a prior mammogram screening in 2003 revealed no such calcifications, and the woman’s medical records reported a family history of breast cancer, the doctor did not order further diagnostic testing of the woman’s right breast. -
Relying Exclusively on Family for Medical History Breaches Standard of Care, Yields $4.58M Verdict
On June 8, 2012, a 33-year-old woman drove to the hospital and was complaining of severe head pain and other symptoms. She told doctors that she had a history of brain swelling that was caused by a pre-existing condition known as lupus and was being monitored by a neurologist. The hospital diagnosed the woman with a migraine, administered a “migraine cocktail,” and then discharged her without providing a neurological consult, performing diagnostic imaging of her brain, or reviewing her past medical history. The next day, the woman died.