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Dr. Joseph S. Torg, a sports medicine pioneer who died Dec. 15, at Temple University in 2019.

Dr. Joseph S. Torg, sports medicine pioneer whose work made football safer, died at 88

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Dr. Joseph S. Torg, 88, of Wayne, a sports medicine pioneer who served as a team physician for several Philadelphia teams and advanced athlete safety, died Thursday, Dec. 15 at his home in consequences of a chronic illness. Dr Torg has been a team doctor for the Flyers, Sixers and Eagles at different times and …

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Bivalirudin has been shown to be safer and more effective than heparin in treating heart attack patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Bivalirudin has been shown to be safer and more effective than heparin in treating heart attack patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

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image: Reduction in the risk of death or major bleeding after primary PCI in STEMI patients treated with heparin monotherapy (blue curve) or bivalirudin infusion post-intervention (red curve). The hazard ratio of 0.69 means a 31% reduction in risk. The ARR (absolute risk reduction) was 1.3%. The NNT (number needed to treat to prevent death …

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