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Contact: Sarah Avery sarah.avery@duke.edu 919-660-1306 Duke University Medical Center DURHAM, N.C. – A large study addressing the effectiveness and safety of aldosterone antagonist therapy for older heart failure patients has found notable differences between the drug's results in clinical trial vs. what occurs in actual practice, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. Those differences have…

A home-based remote-care program reduced hypertension and lipid levels in a diverse patient population using a team approach.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s new recommendation statement on the use of statin therapy for primary prevention in adults aged 40 to 75 years with no history of CVD is similar to its 2016 recommendations.The USPSTF continues to recommend statins for the primary prevention of CVD in patients aged 40 to 75 years with at least one CVD risk factor and 10% or greater 10-year risk for

The new statement invites comparison with the more comprehensive 2018 ACC/AHA-multisociety statin guidelines. A slew of editorials across several journals do just that.

Though some see omissions, there are no great surprises in the task force’s advice, intended for a primary care audience.

Judge William Mazanec IIIGreenfield, Aug. 9Wayne J. Poirier, 29, of Key Road, Keene, N.H. Charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, by Montague Police. Released on personal recognizance. Pretrial conference set for Nov. 8. Michael...

The year 2020 will be remembered as a time when COVID-19 disrupted all aspects of life, including medicine. As of mid-March, 2021, more than 500 000 people in t

The oldest son of ex-Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, imprisoned for killing his third wife, is facing felony drug charges after authorities accused him of operating an illegal marijuana-growing operation out of his home near upscale Burr Ridge.

Burr Ridge man faces drug, weapons, cannabis-growing charges.

The oldest son of ex-Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson, imprisoned for killing his third wife, is facing felony drug charges after authorities accused him of operating an illegal marijuana-growing operation out of his home near upscale Burr Ridge. Eric D. Peterson, 42, turned himself in late Monday on an arrest warrant and was released shortly later after posting the required $5,000 bail, according to a DuPage County sheriff’s office news release. He is due in court May 17. Authori...