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COVID-19: Psychiatrists ‘more than a match’ for crisis moment
April 27, 2020
Physicians can step up by fighting misinformation, holding leaders accountable, and tackling inequities, Dr. Patrice A. Harris said.
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AUGUSTUS: After ACS or PCI, aspirin gives AFib patients scant benefit
April 24, 2020
Adding aspirin to an anticoagulant and P2Y12 inhibitor showed no net benefit, even acutely, suggesting need to target aspirin to highly selected patients.
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PCSK9 inhibitors unexpectedly link with lower VTE, aortic stenosis
April 21, 2020
Post hoc analyses of data from as many as 46,000 patients showed surprising links between PCSK9 inhibition and reduced rates of VTE and aortic stenosis.
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Infectious disease experts say testing is key to reopening
April 17, 2020
Experts stressed the need for “stepwise approach,” with an emphasis on testing and surveillance.
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HFpEF: Gender difference in sacubitril/valsartan response remains mystery
April 17, 2020
Why did women on sacubitril/valsartan get a 27% reduction in cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization, while the men got nothing?
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Sodium nitrite disappoints in cardiac arrest
April 16, 2020
The drug did not significantly improve patients’ chances of being admitted to or discharged from the hospital alive in a new study.
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AMA president calls for greater reliance on science in COVID-19 fight
April 7, 2020
Dr. Patrice Harris, the AMA president, said the government’s scientific institutions must be led by experts who are “protected from political influence.”
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HM20 canceled: SHM explains why
April 5, 2020
SHM is exploring virtual options to offer select content originally anticipated at HM20.
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Larger absolute rivaroxaban benefit in diabetes: COMPASS
March 29, 2020
The new vascular low dose of rivaroxaban has had a slow start, but these results may stimulate use in patients with diabetes and stable disease.
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Before the COVID-19 surge hits your facility, take steps to boost capacity
March 28, 2020
Communication about resource allocation can ease workforce anxiety amid the coronavirus pandemic.