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When patients with chronic diseases get text reminders from their doctor’s office to take their medicines, it doubles the chances they will take those drugs ...
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Physicians Tend to Undertreat When Prescribing Statins
Some clinical departments tend to undertreat when prescribing statins, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. ...
Read More »Young Adults Who Smoke Marijuana May Have Difficulty Remembering, uh, err,….
People who smoke marijuana as young adults may have a slightly harder time remembering words by the time they reach middle age, a new study ...
Read More »Heart Surgery Patients Benefit From House Calls
Heart surgery patients who receive home visits from physician’s assistants are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital, a new study finds. They also ...
Read More »New Guidelines for Cardiac Imaging in the ER
New guidelines, published online Jan. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, have been developed for assessing the appropriateness of imaging for patients ...
Read More »What Patients Should Know About Getting Into Clinical Trials
Perhaps nothing triggers frustration and hope in patients like prescription drugs. Consider the hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, infamous for its $84,000 retail price tag for a ...
Read More »Docs Facing Death Less Likely to Want Aggressive Care for Themselves
Doctors facing death are less likely to demand aggressive care that might squeeze out a bit more extra time of life, two new studies show. ...
Read More »Half of Teen Girls Avoid Sports Due to Breast Concerns
Researchers in England have discovered a surprising reason why teen girls may not play sports — their breasts. About half of all girls at British ...
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