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Another Push for Upfront Ezetimibe-Statin Combo Soon After MI

(MedPage Today) -- Adding ezetimibe (Zetia) therapy to statins early after a heart attack improved outcomes, Swedish national records suggested.

CT Scans in a Single Year Could Result in 100,000 Future Cancers in the U.S.

(MedPage Today) -- At current utilization and radiation dose levels, CT exams in 2023 were projected to lead to over 100,000 future cancers over the lifetime of exposed patients, according to an upda

Impending Supreme Court Decision Could Upend Planned Parenthood Funding

(MedPage Today) -- This term, in Medina v. Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may rely on a prominent civil rights law (42 U.S.C.

Older People Seeking Care for Cannabis Use at Greater Risk for Dementia

Users needing emergency care or hospitalization were at much greater risk of later dementia, researchers reported. That does not prove cannabis was the cause.

Faster, More Frequent Proteinuria Reduction With Sparsentan in FSGS

(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- Patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) achieved some degree of proteinuria remission more often and more quickly on sparsentan (Filspari) than irbesart

Sharing in Shared Medical Decision-Making

(MedPage Today) -- Just about 2 weeks ago, I had a new patient on my schedule, mixed in with the rest of my morning's packed schedule of patients.

Tolebrutinib Benefits Non-Relapsing Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Investigational tolebrutinib slowed disability progression in people with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), the phase III HERCULES trial

STAT+: An interview with Christi Grimm, and ‘existential’ upheaval at HHS

This week in health care news: An interview with the fired HHS watchdog, inside the crisis at HHS, and looking ahead to earnings season.

Screening for Depression and Anxiety in Multiple Sclerosis

(MedPage Today) -- Depression and anxiety have been well documented in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but often are undiagnosed or untreated.

STAT+: Canada advances an antitrust probe into Express Scripts over ‘patient steering’ and pharmacy fees

Canadian officials have obtained a court order that requires Express Scripts to produce documents in connection with an investigation into whether it violated antitrust laws.

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