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Genetics May Play a Role in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
03/21/2011
Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Rare variants of genes involved in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism contribute to the occurrence of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea in some women. 
Rare variants of genes involved in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism contribute to the occurrence of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea in some women. 
Rare variants of genes involved...
03/21/2011
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Evaluating a Program to Reduce MRSA Infections after Cardiothoracic Surgery
03/21/2011
Kevin L. Carter
Although the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) after cardiothoracic (CT) surgery is relatively low, these infections can carry significant morbidity and mortality and can incur substantial costs. The overall incidence of serious...
Although the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) after cardiothoracic (CT) surgery is relatively low, these infections can carry significant morbidity and mortality and can incur substantial costs. The overall incidence of serious...
Although the incidence of...
03/21/2011
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Study Finds No Difference in Patency Between Radial Artery Grafts and Saphenous Vein Grafts
03/21/2011
Jill Sederstorm
A new study of angiographic patency for male patients undergoing first-time elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) found no difference in 1-year patency for those who had radial artery grafts compared with those who received...
A new study of angiographic patency for male patients undergoing first-time elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) found no difference in 1-year patency for those who had radial artery grafts compared with those who received...
A new study of angiographic...
03/21/2011
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Analysis of Transparency in Journal Disclosures
03/21/2011
Tori Socha
Although it is standard practice for medical journals to require authors to disclose industry relationships, the requirements vary among journals and are often not specific, according to researchers. 
Although it is standard practice for medical journals to require authors to disclose industry relationships, the requirements vary among journals and are often not specific, according to researchers. 
Although it is standard practice...
03/21/2011
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Non–Evidence-Based ICD Implantations in the United States
03/21/2011
Sylvia Jenkins
Based on clinical and randomized controlled trials, practice guidelines for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for primary prevention were established in 2006 and 2008. A 40-day period following a myocardial infarction (MI)...
Based on clinical and randomized controlled trials, practice guidelines for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for primary prevention were established in 2006 and 2008. A 40-day period following a myocardial infarction (MI)...
Based on clinical and randomized...
03/21/2011
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Telemonitoring versus Usual Care in Patients with Heart Failure
03/21/2011
Tori Socha
Patients with heart failure require rehospitalization at a high rate, creating a need to develop strategies to improve outcomes in these patients.
Patients with heart failure require rehospitalization at a high rate, creating a need to develop strategies to improve outcomes in these patients.
Patients with heart failure...
03/21/2011
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Treatment Decision Making for Elderly Patients with Multimorbidities
03/21/2011
Tori Socha
Primary care clinicians are caring for an increasing number of older patients who have multiple diseases and conditions. Providing optimal care for these patients is a complex task, made more difficult by seemingly contradictory evidence of...
Primary care clinicians are caring for an increasing number of older patients who have multiple diseases and conditions. Providing optimal care for these patients is a complex task, made more difficult by seemingly contradictory evidence of...
Primary care clinicians are...
03/21/2011
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Candesartan a Better Treatment for Patients with Heart Failure
03/21/2011
Kerri Fitzgerald
In a head-to-head study, researchers found that compared with losartan, candesartan is associated with lower all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). In a study presented in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
In a head-to-head study, researchers found that compared with losartan, candesartan is associated with lower all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). In a study presented in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
In a head-to-head study,...
03/21/2011
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Eplerenone Reduces Risk of Death, Hospitalization in Patients with Mild Systolic Heart Failure
03/21/2011
Kristina Woodworth
A placebo-controlled study has found that eplerenone, a selective mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonist, reduced the risk of both cardiovascular-related death and heart failure hospitalizations in patients with chronic systolic heart failure...
A placebo-controlled study has found that eplerenone, a selective mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonist, reduced the risk of both cardiovascular-related death and heart failure hospitalizations in patients with chronic systolic heart failure...
A placebo-controlled study has...
03/21/2011
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Level of Evidence Used in Infectious Diseases Society of America Practice Guidelines
03/21/2011
Tori Socha
Clinical practice guidelines have been developed to help clinicians improve patient outcomes and to streamline delivery of healthcare by analyzing and summarizing data from relevant publications. 
Clinical practice guidelines have been developed to help clinicians improve patient outcomes and to streamline delivery of healthcare by analyzing and summarizing data from relevant publications. 
Clinical practice guidelines...
03/21/2011
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SCOTUS Takes on the Nondelegation Doctrine: Surprising Reactions and What They Mean for Agency Power
04/02/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Federal Communication Commission (FCC) v Consumers’ Research, a case that I covered in February and one that could dramatically reshape federal agency authority through the nondelegation...
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Federal Communication Commission (FCC) v Consumers’ Research, a case that I covered in February and one that could dramatically reshape federal agency authority through the nondelegation...
The Supreme Court recently heard...
04/02/2025
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Dr Oz’s Prescription for Making Medicaid “Viable at Every Level”
03/26/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance Dr Mehmet Oz in his confirmation as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).1 The full Senate vote is expected “soon” (whatever that...
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance Dr Mehmet Oz in his confirmation as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).1 The full Senate vote is expected “soon” (whatever that...
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the...
03/26/2025
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The $880 Billion Question Continues: Dr Oz's Confirmation and the Future of Medicaid
03/19/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Last week, I explored the $880 billion question facing Congress—whether lawmakers could achieve their budget goals without cutting Medicaid. This week, that question took center stage as Dr Mehmet Oz, President Trump's nominee to lead the...
Last week, I explored the $880 billion question facing Congress—whether lawmakers could achieve their budget goals without cutting Medicaid. This week, that question took center stage as Dr Mehmet Oz, President Trump's nominee to lead the...
Last week, I explored the $880...
03/19/2025
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The $880 Billion Question: Can Congress Cut Spending Without Touching Medicaid?
03/12/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
I’d like to step away from administrative law for a moment to provide a quick update on Medicaid. With news coming from all sides, what does the future of Medicaid actually look like? The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget...
I’d like to step away from administrative law for a moment to provide a quick update on Medicaid. With news coming from all sides, what does the future of Medicaid actually look like? The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget...
I’d like to step away from...
03/12/2025
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Behind the Bill
RFK Jr’s Public Comment Ban: The Silent Shift in Health Care Rulemaking
03/05/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The erosion of administrative law continues, and with it, the dismantling of decades-long precedent. In June, the Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old doctrine that allowed federal agencies to interpret their own ambiguous statutes. Later...
The erosion of administrative law continues, and with it, the dismantling of decades-long precedent. In June, the Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old doctrine that allowed federal agencies to interpret their own ambiguous statutes. Later...
The erosion of administrative...
03/05/2025
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Prevention Over Pills? The First 2 Weeks of Health Care’s New Direction
02/26/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The dust has barely settled from Robert F Kennedy Jr’s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), but the changes are already coming fast and furious—a key theme of the Trump Administration’s actions within the last several...
The dust has barely settled from Robert F Kennedy Jr’s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), but the changes are already coming fast and furious—a key theme of the Trump Administration’s actions within the last several...
The dust has barely settled from...
02/26/2025
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Behind the Bill
The Nondelegation Doctrine: The Next Constitutional Showdown (Part 2)
02/19/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Last week, I explored the potential revival of the nondelegation doctrine through Federal Communication Commission v Consumers’ Research. Today, I want to examine what this could mean for health care regulation by considering the parallels...
Last week, I explored the potential revival of the nondelegation doctrine through Federal Communication Commission v Consumers’ Research. Today, I want to examine what this could mean for health care regulation by considering the parallels...
Last week, I explored the...
02/19/2025
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Behind the Bill
The Nondelegation Doctrine: The Next Constitutional Showdown (Part 1)
02/12/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Just when you thought the dust had settled from the Chevron decision, the Supreme Court is gearing up to hear arguments in Federal Communications Commission v Consumers' Research next month, potentially reviving the long-dormant nondelegation...
Just when you thought the dust had settled from the Chevron decision, the Supreme Court is gearing up to hear arguments in Federal Communications Commission v Consumers' Research next month, potentially reviving the long-dormant nondelegation...
Just when you thought the dust...
02/12/2025
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No, President Trump Did Not Actually Sign an Executive Order That Would Increase Drug Costs for Beneficiaries
02/05/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
On inauguration day, President Trump issued an executive order rescinding several Biden-era health care initiatives, including 3 experimental drug pricing models developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Oh boy did...
On inauguration day, President Trump issued an executive order rescinding several Biden-era health care initiatives, including 3 experimental drug pricing models developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Oh boy did...
On inauguration day, President...
02/05/2025
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Confirmation and the Unexpected Turn in the Drug Pricing Debate
01/29/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The Plot Thickens in Drug Pricing Drama Just when you thought the drug pricing debate couldn't get more interesting, Robert F. Kennedy Jr adds an unexpected twist. During closed-door Senate meetings, President Trump’s US Department of...
The Plot Thickens in Drug Pricing Drama Just when you thought the drug pricing debate couldn't get more interesting, Robert F. Kennedy Jr adds an unexpected twist. During closed-door Senate meetings, President Trump’s US Department of...
The Plot Thickens in Drug...
01/29/2025
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Improving Health Outcomes Through Early COPD and Asthma Intervention
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Hannah Musick
Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that early diagnosis and treatment of undiagnosed COPD or asthma can reduce health care utilization for respiratory illness and improve overall health outcomes.
Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that early diagnosis and treatment of undiagnosed COPD or asthma can reduce health care utilization for respiratory illness and improve overall health outcomes.
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New factor IX therapies promise improved treatment for hemophilia B.
New factor IX therapies promise...
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JAK Inhibitor Improves Symptoms in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Involvement
04/21/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
In two phase 3 studies comparing upadacitinib to placebo and adalimumab, upadacitinib improved symptoms in patients with psoriatic arthritis and axial involvement.
In two phase 3 studies comparing upadacitinib to placebo and adalimumab, upadacitinib improved symptoms in patients with psoriatic arthritis and axial involvement.
In two phase 3 studies comparing...
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Risk of Psychiatric Comorbidity Higher in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Jolynn Tumolo
Findings from a population-based, cross-sectional study suggest that patients with ankylosing spondylitis are at a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders.
Findings from a population-based, cross-sectional study suggest that patients with ankylosing spondylitis are at a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders.
Findings from a...
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Significant Number of Solid Tumor Drug Approvals Added Complexity to Existing Regimens
06/08/2023
Maria Asimopoulos
A significant portion of drug approvals for nonhematologic solid cancers in the last 12 years were for indications which added to existing regimens, which could increase costs and exposure to side effects, researchers said.
A significant portion of drug approvals for nonhematologic solid cancers in the last 12 years were for indications which added to existing regimens, which could increase costs and exposure to side effects, researchers said.
A significant portion of drug...
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