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Is DOAC A Viable Option After Bioprosthetic Valve Surgery Even in Sinus Rhythm?

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Edoxaban (Savaysa) appeared at least on par with warfarin for 12-week thromboembolic prophylaxis after bioprosthetic valve surgical implant in a Japanese trial with a

Two Treatments That Don't Work for Osteoarthritis

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- If you're looking for nonsurgical osteoarthritis (OA) treatments with fewer side effects than ordinary pain relievers, two randomized trials presented here with neg

Big Blow to Anticoagulation Strategy Against Afib-Related Cognition Problems

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Researchers failed to prevent cognitive impairment in people with existing atrial fibrillation (Afib) by going the route of anticoagulation to mitigate subclinical bra

Novel CRISPR-Cas9-Based Promising in ATTR Cardiomyopathy

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO – A CRISPR-Cas9-based investigational therapy was linked with a drop in serum transthyretin (TTR) levels in patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopat

'Not a Good Choice': What We Heard This Week

(MedPage Today) -- "Not a good choice." -- Wendell Primus, PhD, visiting fellow at the Brookings Schaeffer Initiative on Health Policy in Washington, D.C.

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots

One person has died and nearly 40 people have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak tied to multiple brands of recalled organic carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, officials said.

Where There's Wildfire Smoke, There's Respiratory Infection

(MedPage Today) -- In summer 2017, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) was notified of a mysterious illness that had afflicted 10 inmate wildland firefighters.

Hospital league tables risk sapping NHS morale | Letters

Pury Sharifi says tick boxes cannot measure continuity and compassion, while Alison Vaspe says naming and shaming is not the answer.

A vital health check is bypassing the people most in need | Letter

Take the ‘midlife MOT’ to the people, especially those in deprived and ethnic-minority communities, who are more likely to develop heart disease, writes Dr Jahangir Alom The lack of engagement wit

Zoster Vaccine Found Effective, Safe in Autoimmune Patients

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and multiple sclerosis (MS) had fewer herpes zoster (shingles) attacks if they had received the recombinant vacc

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