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Diabetes, Prediabetes Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging and potential dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Diabetes Care....
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Timing of Blood Pressure Meds Has No Impact on Outcomes
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Taking blood pressure (BP) medications in the morning or at night does not impact outcomes, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the...
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Review Weighs Treatments for Genitourinary Symptoms of Menopause
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Vaginal estrogen, vaginal dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), oral ospemifene, and vaginal moisturizers may be beneficial for some genitourinary symptoms of...
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Caseload Strain Linked to Patient Survival During Delta Wave of COVID-19
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Across hospital types, there is a comparably detrimental relationship between COVID-19 caseload and patient survival, according to a study published online...
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Palliative Low-Dose Radiotherapy Improves Pain in Hepatic Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For adults with hepatocellular carcinoma or liver metastases, low-dose liver radiotherapy plus best supportive care improve pain compared with best supportive...
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Apple Will Sell Air Pods With Hearing Aids Built In
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The latest AirPods from Apple will come with built-in hearing aids, the company announced Monday. Designed as an over-the-counter hearing aid feature for...
View ArticleCME/CE: Q&A: Improving Recognition & Awareness of Age-Associated Dementia in...
This course discusses a study that sought to project the future cumulative incidence, QOL, and mortality associated with age-associated dementias in older people with HIV. The post CME/CE: Q&A:...
View ArticleAnemia is a common side effect of antiretroviral therapy for HIV
1. Patients with HIV treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) have a 31.5% chance of being anemic with many significantly positively associated risk factors that can be easily screened for and...
View ArticleAt-home misoprostol increases rate of day-care procedures and patient...
1. 71% of home group patients and 46% of hospital group patients completed abortion as a day-care procedure. 2. Majority of adverse events were mild-to-moderate with no fatalities reported. Evidence...
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#VisualAbstract Edoxaban Monotherapy has Lower Risks for Atrial Fibrillation...
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View ArticleUS Uninsured Rate Was Stable in 2023, Even as States’ Medicaid Purge Began
The proportion of Americans without health insurance remained stable in 2023, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, close to the record low the Biden administration achieved in 2022 through expansions of...
View ArticleACA Enrollment Platforms Suspended Over Alleged Foreign Access to Consumer Data
Suspicions that U.S. consumers’ personal information could be accessed from India led regulators to abruptly bar two large private sector enrollment websites from accessing the Affordable Care Act...
View ArticleSilence in Sikeston: Racism Can Make You Sick
SIKESTON, Mo. — In 1942, Mable Cook was a teenager. She was standing on her front porch when she witnessed the lynching of Cleo Wright. In the aftermath, Cook received advice from her father that was...
View ArticleA Pragmatic Approach to Diagnosing and Managing Severe Asthma
The following is a summary of “Choosing the right biologic treatment for individual patients with severe asthma – lessons learnt from Picasso.,” published in the August 2024 issue of Pulmonology by...
View ArticleCostly Comorbidities Persist for the 90% of Patients With MASH and No Cirrhosis
MASH’s economic burden is substantial, particularly for patients with MASH and multiple comorbidities, even in the absence of cirrhosis. Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH),...
View ArticleHelping Patients Keep Their Dignity in Their Final Moments
Tips for how physicians can help their patients who are in the process of dying approach death with dignity, and the value of providing hospice care. As doctors, we were trained to save lives. Yet, we...
View ArticlePW Trivia: Emergency Room Visits
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View Article4D Flow MRI Offers Non-Invasive Technique for Measuring Pulmonary Blood Flow...
4D flow MRI may be a viable, non-invasive alternative to right heart catheterization for measuring blood flow in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Authors of a recent study in Diagnostic...
View ArticlePortable Polygraphic Device Superior to Polysomnography for OSA Diagnosis in...
The following is a summary of “Portable polygraphic device (Somnocheck micro CARDIO®) provides accurate diagnostic information in psychiatric patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnoea: an...
View ArticleImplementing a Clinician-Led Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in...
The following is a summary of “Implementation of a Clinician-led Medication Adherence Intervention Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” published in the September 2024 issue of...
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