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The most dangerous heart attack risk this holiday travel season isn’t cholesterol, it’s inflammation

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Millions of Americans will board planes and travel long distances this holiday season, many of them living with known heart disease, many others quietly carrying dangerous plaque they don’t even know is there. And the risk most people are watching, cholesterol, is not actually the one most likely to trigger the life-changing event.


The most dangerous heart attack risk this holiday travel season isn’t cholesterol, it’s inflammation

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Millions of Americans will board planes and travel long distances this holiday season, many of them living with known heart disease, many others quietly carrying dangerous plaque they don’t even know is there. And the risk most people are watching, cholesterol, is not actually the one most likely to trigger the life-changing event.


The most dangerous heart attack risk this holiday travel season isn’t cholesterol, it’s inflammation

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Millions of Americans will board planes and travel long distances this holiday season, many of them living with known heart disease, many others quietly carrying dangerous plaque they don’t even know is there. And the risk most people are watching, cholesterol, is not actually the one most likely to trigger the life-changing event.


The most dangerous heart attack risk this holiday travel season isn’t cholesterol, it’s inflammation

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Millions of Americans will board planes and travel long distances this holiday season, many of them living with known heart disease, many others quietly carrying dangerous plaque they don’t even know is there. And the risk most people are watching, cholesterol, is not actually the one most likely to trigger the life-changing event.


Universal Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening IDs Newborns at Risk for Hearing Loss

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HealthDay News — One-third of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV)-related hearing loss would be missed without universal screening programs, according to a study published in the November issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.


Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation in neonates with grade 3 bronchopulmonary dysplasia

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We describe a novel strategy of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) to support patients with Grade 3 bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).


‘A Wild West Environment’: What We Heard This Week

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Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today‘s reporters: “Every little bit matters and we really need to tighten the screws to try to minimize it as much as possible.” — Jay Lieberman, MD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, on the shift away from corticosteroids for asthma.


Ashley Harkrider, PhD, Named Dean of College of Health Professions

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After 16 years of stellar leadership as the chair of the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Ashley Harkrider, PhD, has been named the new dean of the university’s College of Health Professions.