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FE ATURES
NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN QUEENS: EXCELLING IN
MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE 06
From early management of high-risk pregnancies to a Rapid
Response Team for materna l hemorrhage, the Division of
Materna l-Feta l Medicine at NewYork-Presby terian Queens
seeks to ensure patient safety through pregnancy, delivery
and beyond.
EMPAGLIFLOZIN: A TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH
TO DIABETES? 26
A glucose-lowering drug o•ers hope to people with Type 2
diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: NEUROLOGY
BETA-AMYLOID RESEARCH IGNITES TREATMENT
HOPES FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 20
Findings from a clinica l tria l may aid e•orts to develop a
treatment to slow the progression of A lzheimer's disease.
STUDY FINDS MATERNAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
RAISES CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY RISK 22
Danish researchers have linked children's likelihood of having
epilepsy to whether their mothers have rheumatoid arthritis.
NEUROLOGY UPDATE 23
A roundup of news related to neurolog y
DEPARTMENTS
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
LEGAL EASE 14
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 16
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 24
LOCAL NEWS 28
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30
