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The After-Dinner Dip
G.L.G. Haverkamp, R.G. Ijzerman, J. Kooter, and Y.H.M. Krul-Poel
N Engl J Med 2022;386:2130-2136
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Applications are invited for the Director, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute; Vice President, Research; and inaugural Lou Siminovitch Research Chair at Sinai Health System. Sinai Health is a fully-affiliated academic hospital of the University of Toronto, one of the world’s top ranked research universities. We are seeking an experienced leader, able to develop and implement a strategic research vision..... |
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Memorial Healthcare System, located in south Florida, is looking for a fellowship-trained epilepsy specialist to join its growing epilepsy program. All candidates should be BE/BC in epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology. Candidate should have interest and experience in epilepsy surgery, particularly in applying stereotactic electroencephalography (SEEG) monitoring for seizure localization and mapping..... |
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| Question of the Week | A 50-year-old woman with a 15-year history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension, a 25-pack-year history of cigarette smoking before quitting 3 years ago, and a family history of early myocardial infarction presents for evaluation. She has a blood pressure of 144/84 mm Hg (similar to home blood-pressure readings during the past month) while taking lisinopril 20 mg daily, an LDL-cholesterol level of 88 mg/dL and a triglyceride level of 180 mg/dL while taking atorvastatin 40 mg daily, and an estimated 4.3% risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Which one of the following strategies is most appropriate to further reduce this patient’s risk for cardiovascular disease? | | | |
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