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Living donors may benefit transplant patients

February 1, 2019 benefit, donors, Living, may, patients, transplant

For a patient awaiting a new organ—namely a liver or kidney—living donation provides a viable alternative and can often shorten

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NHS hires hundreds of ‘social prescribers’

January 28, 2019 art, classes, dancing, hires, hundreds, Lessons, NHS, patients, prescribers, refer, social

NHS hires hundreds of ‘social prescribers’ to refer patients dealing with alcoholism, loneliness and depression to art classes, dancing lessons

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Assay Aids Anticoagulant Dosing of Obese Patients for Bariatric Sx

January 26, 2019 AIDS, Anticoagulant, Assay, Bariatric, Dosing, for, obese, of, patients, Sx

FRIDAY, Jan. 25, 2019 — Endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) may provide better information than anti-factor Xa (anti-XA) in determining the

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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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Vaccination may reduce the severity of the flu in vaccinated but still infected patients

November 29, 2018 but, flu, in, infected, may, of, patients, reduce, severity, Still, the, vaccinated, vaccination

Even when influenza vaccination is ineffective in preventing the flu, it could still reduce the severity of the infection, according

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Many Patients Do Not Engage Health Care Provider During MS Relapse

November 16, 2018 care, do, during, Engage, health, Many, MS, not, patients, Provider, Relapse

THURSDAY, Nov. 15, 2018 — The rate and frequency of relapse vary for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), and many

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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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Regular exercise should be part of cancer care for all patients

October 20, 2018 All, be, cancer, care, exercise, for, of, part, patients, regular, Should

Including exercise or sport as part of cancer care can significantly improve symptom management, quality of life and fitness during

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Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests

October 20, 2018 and, cancer, feasible, for, HIV, Immunotherapy, in, is, patients, safe, study, suggests, treated

Immunotherapy has been a major breakthrough in oncology, with registered drugs now approved for use in an increasing number of

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Without Medicaid Expansion, Poor Patients Forgo Medical Care

October 16, 2018 care, Expansion, Forgo, Medicaid, medical, patients, poor, without

MONDAY, Oct. 15, 2018 — Doing without medical care is much more common among low-income residents of states that have

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