An easier time for restricted mobility in HCM patients?

Published Date: 13 Mar 2023

Electrophysiologist John Mandrola, MD. and Rachel Lampert, MD, reviewed the LIVE-HCM study comparing exercise and no exercise in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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After a very high-fat iftar, a 57-year-old woman on semaglutide developed severe epigastric pain. Serum lipase was 3000 U/L, and CT showed peripancreatic fluid with early necrosis.

Nurse influencers carry more professional weight than they may realise — and the profession needs to catch up.

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Patients with birth plans have higher rates of vaginal delivery and early breastfeeding.

Strenuous weight training after breast cancer surgery is not only safe but also improves women’s strength, mobility, and balance, a study of one program finds.

The RCGP says NHS system failures are costing GPs £410 a day in hidden workload — and nearly three quarters say it is compromising patient safety.

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