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Which drug best reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA?
“Although solriamfetol appears most effective, comorbid hypertension and costs may be barriers to its use.”
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Review supports continued mask-wearing in health care visits
Masks continue to lower the risk of catching the virus during medical visits.
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Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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Study of hospitalizations in Canada quantifies benefit of COVID-19 vaccine to reduce death, ICU admissions
Unvaccinated patients were found to be up to 15 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated patients.
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AHA flags differing CVD risk in Asian American subgroups
Together, T2D and ASCVD are the leading causes of illness and death among Asian American adults, but there is significant variability in...
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Helmet interface for ventilation likely superior in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
Benefit may also include reduced mortality.
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General, abdominal obesity linked to chronic respiratory illness
Obesity is a characteristic risk factor linked to respiratory ailments such as asthma and COPD.
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Improving swallowing may mitigate COPD exacerbations
Patients with COPD have altered swallowing behavior because of several factors.
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Asthma tied to increased risk for multiple cancers
Treatment with an inhaled steroid may lower that risk, perhaps by keeping inflammation in check.
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Plasma monitoring supports earlier osimertinib treatment in lung cancer patients
More patients met progression-free survival endpoints after shorter stint on gefitinib.