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AHA: Closing Dialysis Fistula Improves Heart Function

Kidney transplant patients may benefit from reversing arteriovenous connection

Transplant Patients Have More Infections After Mohs Surgery

Immunosuppressed populations significantly prone to post-procedure complications

Wise Buy? Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Getting better and cheaper, but 'nobody wears pink ribbons for heart failure'

ACC: TAVR Once Again Non-Inferior to Surgery

No excess stroke or mortality at 2 years in lowest risk trial population yet studied

10 Questions: Mary Norine Walsh, MD

"The waste will continue until the method of reimbursement changes."

How To Get Medicare To Cover A Spa Trip

Good news for doctors who think their patients need a trip to the spa: Medicare will reimburse, with only two catches.

In Some Patients Metformin Impairs Thinking

The widely acclaimed diabetes drug metformin was linked with impaired brain function in patients who took the drug, although supplementation with vitamin B12 may alleviate metformin-induced deficiencies, according to new research.

Wyeth Settles Rapamune Marketing Charge

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pfizer's Wyeth Pharmaceuticals unit will pay $490.9 million to resolve state and federal allegations that it marketed rapamycin (sirolimus, Rapamune) for unapproved indications.

Randy Travis Gets an LVAD, Future Uncertain

Grammy award-winning country music star Randy Travis has received the Impella pump, a temporary percutaneous left ventricular assist device, to help him as he battles viral cardiomyopathy, according to his publicist.

Cheney's Heart Makes Him a Million Dollar Man

Keeping former Vice President Dick Cheney's heart beating probably will cost the healthcare system at least a million dollars, cardiac transplantation experts told 麻豆传媒.

FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label

WASHINGTON -- The FDA is changing the labeling on statins to include a warning about increased risks of hyperglycemia and transient memory problems, but the agency is no longer recommending routine liver function testing.

Artificial Heart Now Sold Online

The maker of the only FDA-approved temporary total artificial heart has opened an online store to take orders for the device and its accessories.