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Crystal Phend

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Crystal Phend is a contributing editor with 麻豆传媒, where she's been covering medical news of all stripes since 2006.

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HRS over a photo of a pacemaker laying on an electrocardiogram.

DOAC Reduces Stroke Risk After Ventricular Ablation

Study treatment superior to aspirin, STROKE-VT trial shows

A mature male physician holds a stent between his fingers

Just How Much PCI Has Shifted to Outpatient Settings?

States' data show huge shift

FDA ADCOMM Transmedics OCS Liver over a photo of the device.

FDA Panel Nearly Unanimous on Liver Transplant Perfusion Device

Thumbs up on safety and efficacy

A little girl wearing an oxygen mask and an IV in her arm sits up in a hospital bed.

Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges

Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions

A computer rendering of a cluster of red blood cells traveling through an artery.

Brain Vein Clots Less Likely With Vaccine Than With Severe COVID

Study provides a better basis for weighing the relative risks

A blue rubber-gloved hand holding a test tube of blood labeled Troponin I and a Troponin I rapid test cassette.

Troponin Testing Presents Problems in Kidney-Impaired People

High-sensitivity assays work but may flag many patients unnecessarily

A doctor adjusts the oxygen mask on a hospitalized teen girl

CDC: Worrisome Spike in Younger Teens' COVID Hospitalizations

Data through April add urgency to calls for adolescent vaccination

FDA ADCOMM Teplizumab over a computer rendering of antibodies

Drug to Delay T1D Gets Tepid Endorsement by FDA Advisors

Feelings mixed on safety and efficacy evidence for novel biologic

ACC over a computer rendering of the human heart and major blood vessels

Xarelto Flops for COVID-19 Clot Prevention Outside ICU

ACTION trial adds nuance to the story from large platform trials

ACC over a computer rendering of the human heart and major blood vessels.

Falling Through the Cracks on Rapid Troponin Testing Protocols

Studies point to potential risks and pitfalls with change to more sensitive, rapid testing

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