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Flu May Be a Factor in Many Kidney Failure Deaths

January 28, 2019 A, be, deaths, factor, failure, flu, in, kidney, Many, may

MONDAY, Jan. 28, 2019 — Seasonal flu and other respiratory infections may be especially dangerous for kidney failure patients, researchers

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Regular flu shots may save heart failure patients’ lives

December 10, 2018 failure, flu, heart, Lives, may, patients, regular, Save, Shots

Getting an annual flu shot can save heart failure patients’ lives, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s

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Diabetes drug might also ease heart failure risks

November 12, 2018 Also, Diabetes, drug, Ease, failure, heart, might, risks

(HealthDay)—The diabetes drug Farxiga might do double-duty for patients, helping to ward off another killer, heart failure, new research shows.

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AHA: Meth Use Producing Younger, Harder-to-Treat Heart Failure Patients

November 7, 2018 AHA:, failure, Harder-to-Treat, heart, Meth, patients, Producing, Use, Younger

TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Widespread methamphetamine use is creating a unique form of severe heart failure,

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Heart failure patients enrolled in hospice use less health care

September 25, 2018 care, enrolled, failure, health, heart, hospice, in, less, patients, Use

(HealthDay)—Patients with advanced heart failure enrolled in hospice have fewer emergency department visits, hospital days, and intensive care unit (ICU)

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Ohio State Fair victim dies of liver failure year after thrill ride accident

September 11, 2018 accident, after, dies, failure, Fair, liver, of, Ohio, ride, State, thrill, victim, year

Corrosion responsible for deadly accident at Ohio State Fair One person was killed COLUMBUS, Ohio – A 19-year-old woman has

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Drug reduces deaths and hospitalizations from underdiagnosed form of heart failure

August 27, 2018 and, deaths, drug, failure, form, From, heart, hospitalizations, of, reduces, underdiagnosed

A phase three clinical trial has shown that a drug called tafamidis significantly reduces deaths and hospitalizations in patients with