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Coffee Consumption and the Curious Effects on the Heart
Real-time patient monitoring allowed researchers to observe a strange mix of short-term harms and benefits.
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Plant-Based Diets and Menopausal Hot Flashes
In this clinical trial, women randomized to a low-fat, vegan diet including one-half cup of cooked whole soybeans daily experienced a reduction in total hot flashes of 79% compared to 49% in the control group over 12 weeks of observation.
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Children and Electronics: A Longitudinal Study
This Finnish investigation of electronic media (e-media) use in young children revealed 95% of 5-year-olds studied exceeded guidelines for time spent with e-media. The authors noted an association between more screen time and additional psychosocial symptoms at 5 years old and found these associations were less prominent when measuring use of electronic games alone.
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Fish Consumption, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and Cardiovascular Disease
Is there enough scientific evidence to suggest there are associations between fish consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, or of mortality, among people who consume fish compared to those who do not consume fish?
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NIH Awards Grant for Psychedelic-Related Investigation
First federal investment in decades indicates evolving attitudes on this area of research.
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Intensive Monitoring for Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation Did Not Prevent Strokes
Screening with an implantable loop recorder resulted in dramatically higher rates of atrial fibrillation detection and ensuing anticoagulation, but without a significant decrease in risk of stroke or systemic embolism by six years of follow-up.
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Cost to Treat U.S. Patients with Rare Diseases Likely Underestimated
NIH, FDA, other groups form consortium to speed gene therapy development.
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What Is the ‘Bix Rule?’
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a middle-aged man with a history of exertional chest pain and dyspnea. How would one interpret this tracing? Does the red arrow in lead II show a sinus P wave?
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Atogepant Tablets (Qulipta)
Atogepant can be prescribed to prevent episodic migraine in adults.
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Progression of Coronary Calcium on Statin Treatment
In those treated with statins vs. those who were not, statins decreased plaque volume in plaques with little or no calcium (plaque regression) and increased calcium density without changes in plaque volume in calcified plaques (plaque stabilization).