PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)

(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include lowering cholesterol and outcomes, a new agent for ulcerative colitis, handgun purchases after mass shooting events, and bystander CPR and long-term outcomes
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Friday Feedback: Understanding the 'Nocebo Effect'

(MedPage Today) -- Recent study pins muscle pain in statin users on nocebo effect
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CardioBrief: Another Acute Heart Failure Drug Fails In Large Trial

(MedPage Today) -- In RELAX-AHF-2 serelaxin didn't improve clinical outcomes
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FOURIER Cost Analysis; Nonadherence Prediction; BP and Dementia

(MedPage Today) -- Cardiovascular Daily wraps up the top cardiology news of the week
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A Simple, Clear Message on the Sports-Brain Injury Controversy

(MedPage Today) -- Don't know much about C-T-E, but conflicts and exclusions hint
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Cath Lab Recap: DES for XL Vessels; Radial Access Preferred; Absorb Woes Continue

(MedPage Today) -- Interventional cardiology news to note
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More Support for Metformin Benefit in Breast Cancer (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Better outcomes but only in hormone receptor-positive disease
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Medevac the Doc, Not the Patient, for Speedy Endovascular Stroke Tx

(MedPage Today) -- Initial experience suggests strategy is faster, feasible, cost-effective
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Bystander CPR Boosts Outcomes for Non-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Brain damage, nursing home admissions lower with intervention
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European Docs Blocked from U.S. Meeting Over Recent Mideast Travel

(MedPage Today) -- Past trips to Iraq, Iran kept two respected surgeons out of Boston meeting
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Many High-Risk Patients See No Need to Modify Unhealthy Lifestyle

(MedPage Today) -- But seeing room for change generally correlated with level of risk
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Community Health Workers Can Improve Diabetes Care (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Study shows glycemic control improves, effect on BP and cholesterol less certain
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Kidney Problems Common in TAVR, Linked to Mortality (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- PARTNER data shows that when eGFR drops, mortality risk rises
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Morning Break: Hot Drugs; Finding Alternatives to Opioids; Big Bang at Vanderbilt

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff
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CardioBrief: Study Questions Extent of Statins' Muscle-Pain Effect

(MedPage Today) -- Unique analysis suggests many reports of pain are 'nocebo effect'
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Gluten-Free Diet Doesn't Protect Against Heart Disease (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Shouldn't be encouraged in people without celiac disease, researchers say
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Lower BP Targeted in New Heart Failure Guidelines

(MedPage Today) -- ACC/AHA/HFSA recommend adjusted SPRINT target of <130/80 mm Hg
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NeuroBreak: $63,000 Question for Tardive Dyskinesia; Sacco Leads AAN

(MedPage Today) -- News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience
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Mitral Valve Surgery Volume Matters (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Study supports having centers of excellence in mitral valve repair
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Fewer Deaths With Routine Catheterization for Unstable Angina? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Large study observes 2-month window for invasive angiography benefit
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Are Statins Behind Some Back Problems?

(MedPage Today) -- Claims data suggest association, but cardiologists urge caution
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Media Coverage May Influence Willingness to Donate Organs

(MedPage Today) -- News stories more often identify donors than recipients
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Valve-in-Valve TAVR an Option After Failed Surgical Valves (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- But not recommended as prospective strategy in young patients
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Are PAD Patients Left Behind in the U.S.? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Chances low getting guideline-recommended meds, study finds
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CardioBreak: HF Guideline Update; HVAD Recall; A Closeup on Serelaxin Failure

(MedPage Today) -- Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine
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Consistently High BP Seems to Up Dementia, AD Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Steep BP decrease among non-hypertensives also a concern
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Alternate-Day Fasting Doesn't Lead to Speedier Weight Loss (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Approach not superior to calorie-restrictive diet
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