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An autologous cell therapy was safe for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and showed a signal of benefit for patients with elevated baseline N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, researchers reported.

ORLANDO — Patients with seizures who were given point-of-care electroencephalography had shorter time to initiation and shorter hospital stays compared with those given conventional EEG, according to research.

PHILADELPHIA — At 10 years of follow-up, women who had been assigned menopausal hormone therapy in the KEEPS study had cognitive function scores similar to those of women assigned placebo, according to a speaker.

Patients in critical condition in the ICU are often treated by several different health care professionals who must make sure they are working together and communicating to deliver care that aligns with each specific patient’s goals.

SAN DIEGO — Children with type 1 diabetes who began using a continuous glucose monitor within 6 months of diagnosis had a lower HbA1c at 3 years than those who started CGM 6 to 12 months after diagnosis, according to a speaker.

A quality improvement model successfully identified, educated and treated newly diagnosed women with gynecologic cancer at high risk for venous thromboembolism, according to study results.

Female primary care physicians spend more time using electronic health records than male PCPs, and this gap has widened over time, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Adults with persistent asthma, but not those with intermittent asthma, have a higher carotid plaque burden compared with those without asthma, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

According to published results, athletes who display argumentative contrarian characteristics may be predisposed to lower levels of sport specialization, while athletes who enjoy competition may exhibit higher levels of specialization.

SAN DIEGO — Men with osteoporosis receiving daily injections of abaloparatide had greater increases in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, total hip and femoral neck at 12 months compared with placebo, according to a speaker.