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This 10-cent heart drug cuts hospitalizations by 25%
ScienceDailySunday, August 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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A centuries-old heart drug costing less than ten cents a day could help keep heart-failure patients out of the hospital. New research suggests low-dose digoxin can reduce heart-failure hospitalizations by about 25%, potentially paving the way for its return as a major treatment.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A centuries-old heart drug costing less than ten cents a day could help keep heart-failure patients out of the hospital. New research suggests low-dose digoxin can reduce heart-failure hospitalizations by about 25%, potentially paving the way for its return as a major treatment.
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A centuries-old heart drug costing less than ten cents a day could help keep heart-failure patients out of the hospital. New research suggests low-dose digoxin can reduce heart-failure hospitalizations by about 25%, potentially paving the way for its return as a major treatment.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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ScienceDaily published: This 10-cent heart drug cuts hospitalizations by 25%
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