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New guidelines issued for hypercholesterolemia management in adults over 75

New guidelines issued for hypercholesterolemia management in adults over 75

The National Lipid Association (NLA) and American Geriatrics Society (AGS) have published a joint scientific statement that focus on the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in adults over 75 years of age, which do not have atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the past. Published WI, this common effort, developed by a diverse team of clinical lipidologists, cardiologists, […]

New guidelines have been developed to help treat blood cancers during pregnancy

New guidelines have been developed to help treat blood cancers during pregnancy

A new set of guidelines have been developed to help diagnose and expertly treat serious blood cancers during pregnancy. Blood cancers such as acute leukemia and aggressive lymphomas occur in approximately 12.5 pregnancies per 100,000 and their incidence continues to increase. They increased by 2.7 percent annually between 1994 and 2013 due to factors including […]