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This randomized trial assesses whether amiloride is noninferior to spironolactone in reducing home-measured systolic blood pressure among patients with resistant hypertension.

The patient’s symptoms had sent him to the emergency room 22 times in the past year.

Physician schedules often fail to account for time spent on nonpatient-facing tasks. R. John Sawyer, PhD, of Ochsner Health, shares what to change.

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Liver is a rich source of heme iron due to its biological role in iron metabolism and storage, and the chemistry of heme iron explains its high...

The article that found amiloride to be as effective as spironolactone for resistant hypertension is based on findings from the PATHWAY-2 study and its...

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Primary care physicians are often required to make preliminary evaluations based only on the patient’s history, especially during telephone encounters about sore throats. The authors studied adults wi...

It is uncertain whether the Centor criteria can be reliably assessed during telemedicine encounters with patients seeking care for a sore throat. Acquiring this knowledge is important as sore throa...