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cardiac
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An aspirin a day for your heart? Maybe not
New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association say healthy adults without known heart disease…
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Get ready for the flu season with some new angles for coverage
As summer ebbs, influenza season is around the corner. Public health officials are beginning their annual campaign to urge people…
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Adding context to studies on sex and aging adults
Sex. Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about it. There’s good news and bad news on the older…
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Watch for potential pitfalls as CMS tests a new bundled payment program for cardiac care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just announced a five-year test, to begin next summer, of a new way…
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Potassium intake linked to stroke risk in older women
Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes and die than women who eat…
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Heart research hits plateau
Just in time for the American Heart Association’s annual meeting, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter John Fauber offers something of a…
