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New Therapy for Resistant Hypertension
Aprocitentan demonstrated efficacy for additional therapy beyond standard multidrug treatment in resistant hypertension.
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Is It Better to Up-Titrate Medications Faster in Acute Heart Failure Patients?
Early intensive up-titration of guideline-recommended therapy in patients admitted for heart failure reduced 180-day readmission and all-cause mortality rates at the cost of more adverse events (but not serious or fatal ones).
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Low-Fat vs. Mediterranean Diet for Secondary Prevention
A study of stable coronary heart disease patients comparing the Mediterranean diet to a low-fat diet over a seven-year follow-up showed the Mediterranean diet was superior at preventing major cardiovascular events.
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Physician Autonomy at Issue if Patients Demand Ineffective Treatments
A controversial Wisconsin Supreme Court case centers on whether physicians can be legally required to provide ivermectin for COVID-19 if a patient or family requests it.
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Lowering Lead Levels in Baby Food
If plan is implemented, the agency estimates it could result in a 24% to 27% reduction in exposure.
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Researchers Find Little Difference in Efficacy Between Top Heart Failure Treatments
In a head-to-head comparison of furosemide and torsemide, one diuretic was not significantly more efficacious than the other in improving heart failure survival rates.
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Gaps Remain in Alcohol Use Screening Among Pregnant Patients
Despite the known benefits, it appears some clinicians still do not counsel women to avoid alcohol during pregnancy.
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Group Publishes Guideline for Evaluating and Treating Obesity in Young Patients
American Academy of Pediatrics offers more than a dozen evidence-based key action statements to help physicians treat children and adolescents.
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Congress Formally Ends X-Waiver Requirement
Lawmakers remove this barrier to treating opioid use disorder.
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Is AV Block Complete?
Does the ECG in the figure represent complete AV block? If not, why not?